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The Glass Bead Game Magister Ludi A Novel Hermann Hesse Richard Winston Clara Winston Theodore Ziolkowski Books

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The Glass Bead Game Magister Ludi A Novel Hermann Hesse Richard Winston Clara Winston Theodore Ziolkowski Books

My review is not about the novel. It is about the edition, which is the worst physical hard back publication I can remember ever seeing. There is no information on the translator - I'm not even sure this is a legal publication. The print is unnecessarily tiny and it is splattered with typographic errors, including groups of letters that have no relationship to a word. I was left being unsure all of the novel was even included. I strongly recommend not buying this, and Amazon should consider not offering it for sale.


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The Glass Bead Game Magister Ludi A Novel Hermann Hesse Richard Winston Clara Winston Theodore Ziolkowski Books Reviews

This is a weird one, guys. The pacing isn't awesome, but the writing itself is really great. Hesse's scentence structure and word choice really shine.

I think I got more out of the last third of the book than the whole plodding main narrative, but I am glad I read it.

It was a bit like looking at a challenging and slightly unpleasant painting in an art museum. While one can't help but marvel at the technical acheivement of the thing, still it wouldn't hang in a livingroom.
This book, which was a classic to the counterculture in the 1960s, holds a deep, quiet appeal. Its slow and formal narration, while it does not for one moment reach out toward the reader commanding attention, creates a meditative, half mesmerizing mood that goes deep, always eluding the intellect--at least this reader's intellect--but reaching deep into chambers of feeling. Not easy to categorize or even to praise, yet its power lingers, a ghost of a half-buried human truth.
I cannot do this justice here. I will have to post a full review when I have the time to give this what it deserves. This is one of the best works of art and one that can and should move each reader to greater things then they have done before.
This is my all-time favorite novel. I have read it several times and have given it to friends many times over the years !
This book could have some hugely profound points. It could be a literary transcendental masterpiece. If that is the case, it was unfortunately wasted on me.

What bothered me about the book
1. An unrealistic setting. The utopian province of Castalia was void of all girls or women. If it weren’t for a few appearances by Plinio’s wife (i.e., she who has no name) and some incidental characters (a servant, the mention of prostitutes), all of whom are outside the realm of Castalia, this book would take place in an entirely all-male world. As profound and transcendental the purpose of this book seems to be, such an environment made it seem quite one dimensional.
2. Repetition. Concepts were worded and reworded and then reworded again in so many ways to drive a concept home. It was tedious. I wanted to skip over chunks of rehashed description, which defeats the purpose of reading a novel.

What impressed me about the book

1. The Game. Hesse described a game that in reality doesn’t exist and in the novel is at best nebulous, yet somehow is made tangible and alive.
2. Knecht. Being just a regular person, I have practically no insight into how someone can live a life of austerity and extreme discipline. Knecht’s compulsion for devotion to the Game and the creativity involved in its design was well brought to life.

I found this book a bit of a slog and would not recommend it, unless you liked The Celestine Prophecy.
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Whew. I am glad that I am not the only reader who finds this a tough slog.

One of the most famous quotations about studying history comes from "The Glass Bead Game," and loving that quotation, I felt compelled to read the book. Hesse's use of of language is beautiful, even in translation.

This is a book full of intriguing ideas and useful mental nuggets, but it is not my Hesse book of choice.

As I read the "Glass Bead Game," I truly thought it was set in Edwardian times, in some deadly cold, extraordinarily sterile society. How astounding to discover it is set in the future!

The book seems to me to be a giant spoof on all past, present and future academics who take themselves and their studies far too seriously; yet I haven't seen any reviews by other academics who agree.

Perhaps Hesse, himself, was the master of the "Glass Bead Game."

Kim Burdick
Stanton, Delaware
I cannot imagine a better read as one approaches a transition in life. I now understand that preparing the soul, the state of mind, takes precedence over the more tangible aspects of change.
My review is not about the novel. It is about the edition, which is the worst physical hard back publication I can remember ever seeing. There is no information on the translator - I'm not even sure this is a legal publication. The print is unnecessarily tiny and it is splattered with typographic errors, including groups of letters that have no relationship to a word. I was left being unsure all of the novel was even included. I strongly recommend not buying this, and should consider not offering it for sale.