![]() Oh boy (literally), I had an idea of what I was going into, but sadly, this book managed to exceed my bad expectations. Some of my favorite stories:Ģ:2 Though Bearing an Umbrella, He Was Rained UponĢ:3 His Head Shaved on the Path of DreamsĤ:4 Two Old Cherry Trees Still In Bloom (Best one in the collection)Ħ:2 Kozakura's Figure: Grafted Branches of a Cherry Tree Schalow's introduction alone is worth the read. And even then, the mediocre stories still reveal a lot about the culture/topic and contain some noteworthy moments. ![]() ![]() But it's worth slogging through the mediocre stories (they're short) to read the good ones. Unfortunately, many of the stories are too similar in style, structure, and content, causing some to feel rehashed and flat. Some of these stories were quite amusing, and some were even quite moving. It's interesting how similar these relationships were to those of the ancient Greeks. ![]() A very informative read about male-male affection, pederasty, and prostitution in the Edo era Japan. Heard about this book because it was referenced in Samurai Champloo. ![]()
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