Il grande specchio dell'amore tra uomini

Oh boy (literally), I had an idea of what I was going into, but sadly, this book managed to exceed my bad expectations. First, there were 46 pages of introduction and not even by the original author, but by the editor. And the editor already had some statements where I was really wondering what he w Leggi tutto

Really great introduction which has a lot of interesting information. The text was great as well but I wish that the notes were written on the page that they appear so that I don't have to flip back and forth to the back of the book every time I come across an annotation. It ruined the flow a bit. O Leggi tutto

An entertaining read which lends some insight into the practices and attitudes concerning homosexuality within a pre-westernized Japan. The first half of the book is constituted of stories that detail the often tragic intimacies between Samurai and boys, while the latter half deals with the prostitu Leggi tutto

Este libro es una obra maestra de la literatura japonesa; sin embargo, considero que el autor hubiera podido profundizar en los sentimientos de los personajes que sienten atracción. La homosexualidad no es vista como un pecado, sino como una forma de apreciación de la belleza sin importar el género. Leggi tutto

Wonderful, wild, at times dark, at times hilarious, an informative read about the culture of male same-sex relations in 17th century Japan.