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Books Like Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse · about this book

Loved Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse? If its philosophy, religion & spirituality and self-discovery hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Taran Wanderer, A Psalm for the Wild-Built and Of Human Bondage. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Siddhartha: Philosophy · Religion & Spirituality · Self-Discovery · Classics · Finding Purpose

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   Taran Wanderer

   Lloyd Alexander

   Bildungsroman · Finding Purpose · Self-Discovery · Quest Narrative · Mentor Relationship

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   A Psalm for the Wild-Built

   Becky Chambers

   Finding Purpose · Novella · Self-Discovery · Character-Driven · Philosophy

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   Of Human Bondage

   W. Somerset Maugham

   Finding Purpose · Bildungsroman · Classics · Self-Discovery · Literary Fiction

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   Tess of the Road

   Rachel Hartman

   Leaving Home · Self-Discovery · Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Character-Driven

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   Gather

   Kenneth M. Cadow

   Self-Discovery · Character-Driven · Finding Purpose · Male Lead · Hopeful

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   Candide

   Voltaire

   Philosophy · Classics · Novella · Quest Narrative · Literary Fiction

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   Shantaram

   Gregory David Roberts

   India · Philosophy · Mentor Relationship · Male Lead · Character-Driven

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   The Stranger

   Albert Camus

   Philosophy · Classics · Novella · Sparse Prose · Literary Fiction

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   The Other Side of the Bridge

   Mary Lawson

   Coming of Age · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Sparse Prose · Father and Son

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    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    Bildungsroman · Mentor Relationship · Classics · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced

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    Eat, Pray, Love

    Elizabeth Gilbert

    Meditation · Self-Discovery · Finding Purpose · Religion & Spirituality · Uplifting

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    Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Bronte

    Bildungsroman · Classics · Self-Discovery · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven

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    Great Expectations

    Charles Dickens

    Bildungsroman · Classics · Self-Discovery · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven

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    Orbital

    Samantha Harvey

    Novella · Lyrical Prose · Philosophy · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction

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    Dawn of Wonder

    Jonathan Renshaw

    Bildungsroman · Father and Son · Slow-Paced · Male Lead · Mentor Relationship

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    Ham On Rye

    Charles Bukowski

    Bildungsroman · Father and Son · Sparse Prose · Literary Fiction · Classics

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    The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Rite of Passage · Sparse Prose · Classics · Mentor Relationship · Coming of Age

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    Memoirs of a Geisha

    Arthur Golden

    Bildungsroman · Lyrical Prose · Mentor Relationship · Coming of Age · Literary Fiction

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    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Bildungsroman · Classics · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Coming of Age

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    The Catcher in the Rye

    Jerome David Salinger

    Bildungsroman · Classics · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Male Lead

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