Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Oh! The dangers of reviewing a classic . Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) Siddhartha has been on my "should read" list for a long time, nearly 20 years. With all of that build up and anticipation you'd think I'd have more thoughts about it than I do. My one word review of the book is 'lukewarm.' It is neither a strong book nor a weak book. Siddhartha's spiritual quest is told in such a detached manner that, in the end, I feel detached from the whole exercise. I am uncommited to the character and I really didn't particularly care where his quest ended up. Perhaps that was the point of it all - it's his quest, you can do nothing but care about your own. I rate this book 3 stars out of 5. This book can be found on Amazon here: Siddhartha Reviewed on December 6, 2005.