“Instead of trying to get rid of the ego and desire and suffering he recognises their importance in the process of attaining self knowledge and wisdom. that’s seemingly not very buddhist” literally WAT

Alrighty! Let’s see if Ol’ Jeffy won…

Although it may be thematically similar to Siddhartha (given that it was written by the same writer), I highly recommend Steppenwolf. That book saved me from a dark place a few years ago