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circlebeing's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sei shonagon is so girly pop/slay/serving cvnt etc. etc. if born today she would be twitter famous, have an ironic influencer insta page w pics of her smoking cloves and sitting on curbs in silk dresses. truly a fucking icon of the poetic experience
augusteee's review against another edition
5.0
pilna poezijos ir dar neišgirstų minčių, ši knyga leido man susipažinti su asmenybe, kuri švytėjo ne savo grožiu, o savo inteligencija ir sąmoju. išmananti poeziją ir gerą etiketą, ji supažindino mane su savo pasauliu ir tuometine pasaulėžiūra. ar tai autobiografinė knyga? šiukštu ne. tai - įdomus nusikėlimas į praeitį bei pasakojimas apie tai, koks keistas, įdomus ir nepakartojamas mūsų pasaulis. nors autorė ir gailisi, jog jos knyga išvydo pasaulį - mano nuomonė priešinga.
,,Tai, ko neišsakiau,
Svarbiau už tai, kas pasakyta.”
,,Plazdenantis sniegas
Iš ledinių debesų
Apsimetė vyšnios žiedais…
Staiga vieną akimirką
Pakvipo pavasariu.”
,,Tai, ko neišsakiau,
Svarbiau už tai, kas pasakyta.”
,,Plazdenantis sniegas
Iš ledinių debesų
Apsimetė vyšnios žiedais…
Staiga vieną akimirką
Pakvipo pavasariu.”
eloisec98's review against another edition
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slow-paced
5.0
sarah_dietrich's review against another edition
4.0
"In spring it is the dawn that is most beautiful. As the light creeps over the hills, their outlines are dyed a faint red and wisps of purplish clouds trail over them."
The quote above is the opening paragraph of Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book. It is a lovely example of Shonagon's writing & gives a great impression of the feeling of her book. The Pillow Book is a collection of short pieces, about a page long each. Some of them relate to each other, some stand alone. Some pieces are simply lists of things - e.g. list of trees, list of beautiful things, etc.. Other pieces tell us of Shonagon's life as a lady in waiting to the Empress. It appears that Shonagon wrote these pieces with no intention of them ever being read by anyone else, and they are wonderfully open and honest. I love how Shonagon shines through, flaws and all - she is intelligent and shallow, witty and cruel. Shonagon's life is so far removed from ours, but her human side makes her relatable.
The quote above is the opening paragraph of Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book. It is a lovely example of Shonagon's writing & gives a great impression of the feeling of her book. The Pillow Book is a collection of short pieces, about a page long each. Some of them relate to each other, some stand alone. Some pieces are simply lists of things - e.g. list of trees, list of beautiful things, etc.. Other pieces tell us of Shonagon's life as a lady in waiting to the Empress. It appears that Shonagon wrote these pieces with no intention of them ever being read by anyone else, and they are wonderfully open and honest. I love how Shonagon shines through, flaws and all - she is intelligent and shallow, witty and cruel. Shonagon's life is so far removed from ours, but her human side makes her relatable.
alleykat23's review against another edition
3.0
Rated down from what probably would be a 4.5 because of this god awful translation by Arthur Waley. The dude starts out saying he has cut out three fourths of the original text because it wasn't interesting enough and then spends pages and pages instead of translating what I want to read taking a "West is Best" diatribe including how Heian Japanese didn't have a concept of sin because of their lack of Christian ethic. Maybe one day I'll get my hands on a better translation but this one, though interesting in its own way, was very frustrating.
duwuke's review
adventurous
emotional
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informative
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fast-paced
4.0
luxera's review against another edition
5.0
How do you rate a 1000 year old journal that wasn't written with the intent to be published?
That being said, I loved it. It's mind blowing to see how many things and thoughts we share, across time, countries and cultures.
I loved the short excerpt where she is annoyed that someone came into her chamber and didn't close the door behind him.
It's really worth a read and not a book you have read from start to finish, you can always come back to it.
That being said, I loved it. It's mind blowing to see how many things and thoughts we share, across time, countries and cultures.
I loved the short excerpt where she is annoyed that someone came into her chamber and didn't close the door behind him.
It's really worth a read and not a book you have read from start to finish, you can always come back to it.