Rating: 
Summary: ommm
Review: Siddhartha is a the story of one man to find spirtual peace with himself and the world. The story is from when he becomes a man to death. Borne from royalty, siddhartha is a well educated boy. He is smart and wants to leave his home in search for "Atman." He lives his life and describes how he feels and thinks. This book has taught me lessons and gave me the goal to find the Atman as well.
Rating:
Summary: My favorite non-Douglas-Adams book?
Review: This book is simply beyond compare. I think I must be one of the only high school students in this country that didn't read it for English, as a lot of them seem to be complaining. Anyway... On to this book. I learned that the best of humans can still have flaws, but that doesn't matter. I learned also that it is hard to learn from someone else, and it is easiest to learn from one's own experiences. I learned what enlightenment could be, and I learned how unique I am. I myself have always been intrinsically content and happy, and I have never been stressed out in my life. I live a perfectly normal life, as I grew up in the middle class, in a typical neighborhood, in a typical school, with typical parents, but no siblings. I have also always done pretty well in school. When I read this book I somehow manage to see a lot of myself in Siddartha, in that I saw how different he was than the world around him which saw so much suffering. I took this book and I absorbed it, and I continue to follow him in searching for absolute peace. This book is perhaps one of the most inspirational works I have ever read, as I feel it fully explores the development of a human soul. (Not that I am speaking in a religious sense, I am perfectly agnostic) I highly recommened it to all that enjoy visionary works. However, I do not recommened it to those who thought Animal Farm was a touching story about livestock, or that Jackie Chan's movies are a microcosm of the epitome of what would be the perfect existance.
Rating: 
Summary: An inciteful read
Review: The first time I read Siddhartha in the 7th grade I foud it to be a confusing, dry book. Now in the 11th grade I have read Siddhartha for the second time. With my second reading of the book I found there was more depth to it than I had previously thought. I found this book to be a very good book to write on, in both my English 11 & 12 classes. I feel the book is an invention to it's readers to start to think.
Rating:
Summary: An inspiring piece about a young man's spiritual search.
Review: Hesse wrote a book that proves that pantheism is a world view that neglects to explain human nature as we find it, just as much as it explains human nature away. Herman Hesse attempted to present an eastern religion that worked, in this piece he came short of an answer. Siddhartha attempts to break free from suffering and into oneness that his religion forcefully conformed him to. In the novel Siddhartha finds himself in situations of denial, indulgence, and synthesis. All of this in order to realize that life isn't made up of the individual.
Rating:
Summary: out of suffering...
Review: human beings as infinite: not a concept which i had previously found valid. to imagine the human life as non-linear (the paradox of having been, being, will be all existing in conjunction with each other) changes one's perspective on a basic level. beautiful prose, beautiful ideals...beauty. if anyone questions how words can hold beauty, siddhartha is the answer. needless to say, i love this book.
Rating:
Summary: Much better than i'd thought it'd be
Review: I had to read this book for my 9th grade English class. Although the premise was a little confusing, I liked how it showed all of the facets of a balanced life, in Hesse's opinion. I had recently thought of myself as a horrible person, because I tend to think about things differently than other people, but this book changed my opinion of myself for a few hours. I recommend this book to anyone who has a lot of time on their hands, and wants to ponder the meaning of life.
Rating:
Summary: great book
Review: this is the first book i fell in love with. if you are at all interested in spirituality, i would highly recommend it... other books a like are the stranger by camus, forrest gump, on the road and cannery row.
Rating:
Summary: A big ol' beautiful book.
Review: This is a man's quest for spiritual harmony. As can be gleaned from the wisdom of other reviews, this story is one of utter simplicity and great depth, a masterwork of literary style. Clear and fathomable, this book reaches out to one's soul as one reads. Words like "elatory" "joyous" "profound" and "wonderful" only begin to describe this beatiful book.
Rating:
Summary: Beautiful Explanation Of Buddhism Through Fiction
Review: This beautiful allegory is intriguing, intellectually provocative, and just flat out brilliant. Being quite philosophical, some sections may not appeal to the individual, but as a whole, one can relate with very much. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to think!
Rating:
Summary: Gaining absolute control and eschewing control
Review: This is the portrait of a young Brahmin boy in India, who tries to explore the real meaning of life. Hermann Hesse shows a deep understanding of the Indian psyche in delineating the characters in the book. Siddhatha, a contemporary of Buddha, starts off with striving to gain intellectual strength as a brahmin, gives it up as not being the path to truth. Then explores mastering his body and will and mind as a Samana, as being the right path for a seeker. He eschews it for the indolent life of a merchant and lover. When he is surfeited with excessive pleasure and material wealth, and purged his being of pride, both of control and intellect he goes back to being a seeker. Now he experiences the childlike wonder of every new discovery and sees that the nature can teach him much. Now he is learning a lot from River Ganges.... The questions that torment a normal householder also come to trouble him, though rather late in life. But he handles his difficulties in the spirit of a Sanyasin. He has at last found peace. Hesse tells a tale that is almost a fairy tale in simplicity. But the impact of the story leaves one dazed. It is a book for everyone who is introspective even to a small extent. The way Hesse defines control is also amazingly simple and at the same time hard hitting - 'I can fast, I can walk, I can wait'!
| 
