Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

Steppenwolf

Hermann Hesse with Basil Creighton (Translator)

252 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Hermann Hesse’s poetical novel, Steppenwolf, was written some twenty years before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. This Faust-like and magical story of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope was described in the New York Times...

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Community Reviews

3.95
based on 10,584 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

dark: 58%

challenging: 53%

mysterious: 41%

emotional: 34%

inspiring: 22%

sad: 22%

tense: 17%

hopeful: 12%

adventurous: 9%

funny: 6%

informative: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
48% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
9% of readers chose A mix
88% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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