Advice on Herman Hesse Boom to Read

Hello everyone,

I’m 25 and have been really enjoying reading over the past couple years but am still somewhat of a beginner (have read and completed 4 shortish books over the past 2 years).

Now to the point, I finished Siddhartha a couple days ago and loved it. Immediately wanted to read another Hesse book. I ordered The Glass Beas Game and after reading the first 30 pages, I’m super confused. Also, the vocabulary is pretty over my head so I’m just not retaining much after reading.

Should I power through? If not, is there a different Hesse book that could bridge the gap between the difficulty of Siddhartha when compared to The Glass Bead Game?

Thanks for any advice, I appreciate it.

by Trilla-7