The book wasn t that long, and i stayed home all day so i finished the bookpretty quick. Ihad no idea that Hesse wrote the book in German, and was quite taken aback when i finally noticed (I was about 2 pgs into the book). It was disastrous, becauseI hate translated books. Translations can never do justice to its original. Never. No matter who the translator is, the work is bound to be an utter ..