I chose to read Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, because it most importantly did not look depressing. I like almost all books that aren’t sad and it seems as though many of the books that are assigned in school are depressing. From reading the back cover, I found that the book dealt with spirituality. More specifically, the book discusses what happens when religions from the East and West meet. I found this idea interesting because it would give me a chance to learn about the beliefs of different types of religions. I am also interested in learning about religions because I know very little about the subject because I do not practice any religion. Also, the cover of the book has an image of a Buddha statue. This further peaked my interest because Buddhists are a very unique and interesting religious group that I would like to learn more about through my Independent Reading Book.
