The following post is taken directly from my hand-printed Reader's Journal. I will be sharing these reflections each week on the Rivera Runs Through It blog. The date at the end of each post is the date of the original writing, which is typically the date I completed the book. The reflections are short, but represent my initial reactions to a book, a brief summary of the book or the questions it raised for me at the time. I hope you enjoy this segment in my blog and feel free to comment on what you read here.
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
(read sometime in July 2003)
I am quite upset that I did not write in my Reader's Journal right after finishing this book, but I was drowning in school work. I loved this book and happened to be reading it at the perfect time. I found myself going through much of the same self-realization as Siddartha while I took my Philosophy course. I probably will read this book again in order to fully absorb its message. I highly recommend this book, but I do think you have to be in the right mood in order to get into it.
Dated: 11/25/03
When was the last time you felt that you were on a similar journey as a character in a book you were reading at the time?
What was the book and did it help you or distract you from your own goals?
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