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Title: Rather hideous...
Review: I was assigned this book by my literature teacher, and just by the name I quickly assumed that it would be a slightly tedious religeously motivated book about some fellow from Asia looking for answers. After reaching chapter 5 I didn't find it boring as much as disturbing. The main character, Siddhartha, seems to be soul searching, though his soul searching doesn't seem to involve morals. I was reading out loud to a friend of mine and was quickly shocked to realize that I was reading out loud Hesse's rather graphic description of a somewhat erotic dream of Siddhartha in which his best friend turns into a female. Aside from the fact that Siddhartha is an egotistical snob, he's also rather permiscuous. His constant speaking on how wonderful he is compared to the rest of the "common ignorant people" is rather tedious to read. Perhaps it's because I had to read it all in Spanish, though this still isn't a book I'd like to read again.
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