also liked Narziss and Goldmund. i would be interested in the connection that you see between jung and glass bead game. hesse was treated throughout his life for i believe depression and may in fact have been treated by jung. if this keeps up i may want to re read glass bead game. however i seem to ...

i also liked sidhartha a lot. and i sort of put it together with journey to the east. it has been some time since i have read them but they have a good place in my memory. i particularly remember the criticism that the person receives from the "guild" when they remind him that when he pass...

i read glass bead game some time ago. it is a somewhat difficult book. it was his last of course and it took him 10 years to complete. my favorite is steppenwolf. i reread this every 10 years or so. harry is complex as each of us are complex. i like his idea that we are not simply one person but a t...

a pale view of hills. ishiguro. near the end of the book a sentence (actually 2 ) has the possibility of changing the entire book. estuko quite possibly changes places with sanchuko. (i am probably getting these name wrong as i do not have a copy at hand. a book is good if it is well written, etc. a...

a sentence that changed the meaning of a book

there is or used to be something called the first ammendment.

anybody read this. i did. several times. what did you think about the possible story change on about pg 182.

hi i'm new too. am reading wild swans. its ok. nothing really great except it does tell some politically incorrect things about the chinese revolution. will finish it and go on.