Demian by Hermann Hesse | BOOK REVIEW
Demian by Hermann Hesse is a very weird book. It feels cursed, but flourishes into something bizarrely profound. This book review contains my theory that it's a story about Hermann Hesse's spiritual awakening, based on it being originally written under the pseudonym Emil Sinclair.
My GoodReads Review:
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People online say he used a pseudonym to avoid negative criticism he was receiving at the time. I don't believe that — if you're going to write something like a coming of age, epistolary novel under a pseudonym, it's a big sign that anonymity is used because the story is too personal.
A few blips in the editing for this book review, I made it too fast! I'll be more careful next time.
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= Dislike (not recommended) ("failed")
** = Okay (recommended to select audience) ("flawed")
*** = Like (recommended to general audience) ("fine")
**** = Really like (strongly recommended to select audience) ("focused")
***** = Love (strongly recommended to general audience) ("fervent")
(00:00): Introduction
(00:12): Synopsis
(00:48): Example
(01:25): Audience
(01:59): Origin
(02:53): Hesse In Context
(03:24): Criticism
(03:29): Message
(03:55): Recommendations / Conclusion
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