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Book 15

Finished book 12, at the end of which Odysseus whines about having to repeat a story. Library wants this back.

Started the book with trepidation, thinking the writing was distractingly clever. Now starting to get beyond that to some weightier conflicts, such as the representation of the Vietnamese in American-made Vietnam War movies.

The full title: the art and craft of approaching your head of department to submit a request for a raise

Demian: Shut up, you nauseating adolescent.

Siddhartha: I never read this when I was in my 20s, and I'm guessing from the introduction and content that when there was a Hesse boom in the U.S. it was stemming from that age group. I enjoyed it, found it had something to say, partly it made me reflect on moments of change in my own life, and consider these with some sympathy. Also, a very quick read.