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barbarabauer's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ricardosilvestre's review against another edition
4.0
E tem coisa mais irresistível que olhar pelo buraco da fechadura?
Nesta obra, somos presenteados com os relatos sexuais de uma mulher, contados na primeira pessoa. Mas para além do sexo, o livro faz referências bastante pertinentes, como religiosas e sociais por exemplo, a cada novo parágrafo. Leva-nos à reflexão.
Adoraria assistir a maravilhosa Fernanda Torres na sua interpretação deste texto.
Nesta obra, somos presenteados com os relatos sexuais de uma mulher, contados na primeira pessoa. Mas para além do sexo, o livro faz referências bastante pertinentes, como religiosas e sociais por exemplo, a cada novo parágrafo. Leva-nos à reflexão.
Adoraria assistir a maravilhosa Fernanda Torres na sua interpretação deste texto.
terppsi's review against another edition
3.0
A fun read, but a bit embarasiing to read on the subway.
blueyorkie's review against another edition
3.0
There are orgies, pederasty, lesbianism, incest, paedophilia and zoophilia. These unusual sexual practices lived and dictated by a terminally sixty-year-old journalist and published by the Bahian writer João Ubaldo Ribeiro make up the plot of The House of the Fortunate Buddhas.
In the preface, the Bahian writer clarifies that this narrative “is a true account” “and that its author is a 68-year-old woman, born in Bahia and residing in Rio de Janeiro”. A bourgeois in love with life, an intellectual who often quotes with profound wisdom, in a mix of slang and eruditeness, from the Latin poet Quintus Horatius Flaco to the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
Even with explicit descriptions of the sexual act, giving up metaphors and lyricism, the work is not mere pornography or sexual appeal for profit, The House of the Fortunate Buddhas is good erotic literature. However, it cruelly exposes a side of the “male man” and the “female-man” that the species itself refuses to admit that it has, opening up the hypocrisy of the “politically correct”.
Undoubtedly a novel that makes us think or rethink our concepts of sexual freedom.
In the preface, the Bahian writer clarifies that this narrative “is a true account” “and that its author is a 68-year-old woman, born in Bahia and residing in Rio de Janeiro”. A bourgeois in love with life, an intellectual who often quotes with profound wisdom, in a mix of slang and eruditeness, from the Latin poet Quintus Horatius Flaco to the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
Even with explicit descriptions of the sexual act, giving up metaphors and lyricism, the work is not mere pornography or sexual appeal for profit, The House of the Fortunate Buddhas is good erotic literature. However, it cruelly exposes a side of the “male man” and the “female-man” that the species itself refuses to admit that it has, opening up the hypocrisy of the “politically correct”.
Undoubtedly a novel that makes us think or rethink our concepts of sexual freedom.
anobrega85's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is a semi-automatic let loose on conservative moralism about sex. Obviously, not all bullets hit the target and some clearly hit the wrong targets, but most of it is surprisingly on point. I often laughed out loud as I was reading.
The book is structured as a fictional biographical monologue by a woman that lived a life of complete sexual and romantic freedom. Freedom from moralism, from tags and boxes, from expectations. And, in a way, you just believe her. I'd have a hard time doubting her description of joy, of happiness, of lightness and pleasure.
As funny as it is thought-provoking, this is an easy recommendation for adults (and late teens, I would say).
The book is structured as a fictional biographical monologue by a woman that lived a life of complete sexual and romantic freedom. Freedom from moralism, from tags and boxes, from expectations. And, in a way, you just believe her. I'd have a hard time doubting her description of joy, of happiness, of lightness and pleasure.
As funny as it is thought-provoking, this is an easy recommendation for adults (and late teens, I would say).
braunmagrin's review against another edition
2.0
Supposedly this is the life account of a woman in her late 60s, who sent it anonymously to the writer for him to publish it. In it, she recounts her sexual exploits, which are many and varied.
As you might see in other reviews, it does seem like some parts were written to shock the reader, but this might be my biases speaking. Another negative point in my view is the rambling tangents in which she goes from time to time, about things entirely unrelated to the story she's telling and maybe to boast a bit about her erudition (which is not a word I use commonly, but I guess it'd be the one she'd use).
On the positive side, it's an easy read. She talks very freely about sex in its many forms and configurations. Things which, according to her, most people have not done despite secretly having the desire to do. She also has a compelling take on bisexuality.
As you might see in other reviews, it does seem like some parts were written to shock the reader, but this might be my biases speaking. Another negative point in my view is the rambling tangents in which she goes from time to time, about things entirely unrelated to the story she's telling and maybe to boast a bit about her erudition (which is not a word I use commonly, but I guess it'd be the one she'd use).
On the positive side, it's an easy read. She talks very freely about sex in its many forms and configurations. Things which, according to her, most people have not done despite secretly having the desire to do. She also has a compelling take on bisexuality.
launderground's review against another edition
4.0
“A Casa dos Budas Ditosos” é o quarto volume da série Plenos Pecados, em que cada título é dedicado a um pecado capital. Nesse livro, dedicado à Luxúria, a narradora, acometida por uma doença terminal, relata de forma detalhada e sem frescuras as principais aventuras sexuais da sua vida.
O livro, que já é considerado um clássico da literatura erótica brasileira, explora a liberdade sexual de uma mulher que cresceu no século XX. Me surpreendeu a forma como a narrativa explora os diversos relacionamentos da protagonista, também abordando vários tabus, como zoofilia, incesto e pedofilia. Além disso, carrega como pano de fundo uma forte crítica à hipocrisia da elite brasileira. .
Mesmo tratando temas polêmicos de uma forma que hoje em dia seria facilmente problematizada, “A Casa dos Budas Ditosos” é uma leitura divertida e rápida, além de ter sido para mim uma porta de entrada para conhecer a obra do escritor baiano João Ubaldo Ribeiro. ⠀⠀⠀
O livro, que já é considerado um clássico da literatura erótica brasileira, explora a liberdade sexual de uma mulher que cresceu no século XX. Me surpreendeu a forma como a narrativa explora os diversos relacionamentos da protagonista, também abordando vários tabus, como zoofilia, incesto e pedofilia. Além disso, carrega como pano de fundo uma forte crítica à hipocrisia da elite brasileira. .
Mesmo tratando temas polêmicos de uma forma que hoje em dia seria facilmente problematizada, “A Casa dos Budas Ditosos” é uma leitura divertida e rápida, além de ter sido para mim uma porta de entrada para conhecer a obra do escritor baiano João Ubaldo Ribeiro. ⠀⠀⠀
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