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I don't know much about Hesse's early versus later works, but Demian is a good book. Hesse's Siddhartha, however, I thought was much better. It touches on various themes ranging from asceticism to hedonism, and it parallels the Buddha's life story in many ways. Demian is a little more...

I agree whole-heartedly with what you said, Sybarite. It's a fantastic book and just another example of the exquisite pen of Marquez. Probably the most intriguing part of the whole story is the instance in which Delaura exclaims to the Bishop, "It is the demon, Father... The most terrible one...

Nabokov is genius. I've ready several of his books, The Defense being my favorite - Luzhin is such a great character - and I have loved them all. Lolita was the first one I read, being inspired by the great film adaption by Kubrick, and I thought it was fantastic. Vladimir writes about...

So far, I am only on page 59, and this book is pretty annoying. I like the creativity, the flow of consciousness, the quasi-cut-up method Burroughs uses, but the schizophrenic style is distracting and too inconsistent for my taste. I had gotten good recommendations on the book, and I am...