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I had actually abandoned the Glass Bead game, but enjoyed Demian and others. I read half and didn't see it going anywhere interesting.
by slothtrop 7y ago
I had actually abandoned the Glass Bead game, but enjoyed Demian and others. I read half and didn't see it going anywhere interesting.
- syndacks 7y agoI was so excited to read Glass Bead Game. I waited till the end, having read most of Hesse's other major works before tackling his magnum opus. I was so disappointed in it, and I too put it down. Part of me wonders if something was lost in translation with that work.
- zwieback 7y agoNo, it's bad in German too. Millions of German high school students read the other Hesse books but nobody finishes Glassperlenspiel.
- chadcmulligan 7y agoI read it when I was young and enjoyed it. Tried to reread it recently and didn't get very far. Maybe it hasn't aged well.
- weavie 7y agoI suppose technically I have abandoned it too, but I will never admit to it. I fully intend to pick it up again and finish it so it sits on the shelf and stares at me instead.
- brmgb 7y agoI read a French translation of it a decade ago and remember it as a fairly interesting book. It has an intriguing premise which it uses cleverly to explore a large range of subjects, is fairly well written and is an interesting commentary on what constitutes a bildungsroman. It is not particularly plot driven however so I'm a bit confused by the idea of it going somewhere.