Reddit reviews Siddhartha

No book will be a solution for anything. But I re-read three books on a yearly basis. I don't view them as "facts of life" or "biblical", I simply find them to correlate with my own values, ethics and morals, so they serve a bit as an anchor if I start drifting. They aren't necessarily great works of art or terribly educational.

• Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
  
• Way of the Peaceful Warrior
  
• Siddhartha
  

Almost anything by Hermann Hesse fits this bill: Siddhartha and Demian are two of my favorites of his.

I just started Siddhartha and am loving it. It's currently $0.99 on kindle!

> Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The story takes place in ancient Nepal. Siddhartha, the son of a Brahmin, decides to leave behind his home in the hopes of gaining spiritual illumination by becoming an ascetic wandering beggar of the Samanas. Joined by his best friend Govinda, Siddhartha fasts, becomes homeless, renounces all personal possessions, and intensely meditates, eventually seeking and personally speaking with Gautama, the famous Buddha, or Enlightened One. Afterward, both Siddhartha and Govinda acknowledge the elegance of the Buddha's teachings. Although Govinda hastily joins the Buddha's order, Siddhartha does not follow, claiming that the Buddha's philosophy, though supremely wise, does not account for the necessarily distinct experiences of each person. He argues that the individual seeks an absolutely unique and personal meaning that cannot be presented to him by a teacher; he thus resolves to carry on his quest alone.

The summary only covers the first part of the book, and doesn't capture the feeling of it, but Siddhartha always shows up in 'what book has changed your life' threads on /r/books.