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A review by emmareadstoomuch
Three Japanese Buddhist Monks by Kamo no Chōmei, Yoshida Kenkō, Saigyō
4.0
welcome to: THE PENGUIN GREAT IDEAS PROJECT!
as you all know, i'm:
a) addicted to projects (and my book club, my long classics project, and my genius project are all on pause)
b) mildly behind on my reading challenge (see: months-long reading slump and corresponding existential crisis)
c) very into short books that make me look smart (much like the penguin great ideas collection).
i have acquired a couple dozen penguin great ideas installments, and i will be attempting to read one a day until i get bored, catch up, or reach spiritual fulfillment!
find past books here:
WHAT IS EXISTENTIALISM?
REFLECTIONS ON THE GUILLOTINE
let's do this!
immediately the very first try of this took longer than a day, but i'm going to chalk it up to the remnants of my reading slump and not question whether this is an overwhelming and kind of annoying idea that will send me right back into it.
this book was way more readable than the others i've read (or started and abandoned) in the collection. a lot of the time they're so dense as to almost balance out how short they are. but this was lovely both in reading experience and in language, and i can see myself returning to it.
4 stars!
as you all know, i'm:
a) addicted to projects (and my book club, my long classics project, and my genius project are all on pause)
b) mildly behind on my reading challenge (see: months-long reading slump and corresponding existential crisis)
c) very into short books that make me look smart (much like the penguin great ideas collection).
i have acquired a couple dozen penguin great ideas installments, and i will be attempting to read one a day until i get bored, catch up, or reach spiritual fulfillment!
find past books here:
WHAT IS EXISTENTIALISM?
REFLECTIONS ON THE GUILLOTINE
let's do this!
immediately the very first try of this took longer than a day, but i'm going to chalk it up to the remnants of my reading slump and not question whether this is an overwhelming and kind of annoying idea that will send me right back into it.
this book was way more readable than the others i've read (or started and abandoned) in the collection. a lot of the time they're so dense as to almost balance out how short they are. but this was lovely both in reading experience and in language, and i can see myself returning to it.
4 stars!