Ratings100
Average rating4.1
Altough slumpy and clunky at first, the book soon picks up pace and by adding new characters it makes you involved into it. The plot is one that has been met before, a lonely man that rejects the society around himself, but he starts to enjoy life and change when a woman appears in his life. Even if sometimes is got a bit too philosophical and complicated for it to be a light read, the book was fairly enjoyable, especially towards the end, when everything gets metaphorical and Hesse says its up to you to decide what the ending was. Could have been a five star if not for the slow start and some of the longer self analysis paragraphs.