The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura

The Book of Tea

Kakuzō Okakura

89 pages first pub 1906 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
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Ostensibly a modest treatise on the tea ceremony, The Book of Tea is also a sardonic and insightful examination of the Western view of Japan and its civilization, from a Japanese citizen who was given such a thoroughly Western education that he le...

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Moods

informative 90%
reflective 66%
relaxing 39%
inspiring 28%
lighthearted 8%
challenging 6%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%
emotional 1%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%

Pace

slow 46%
medium 34%
fast 19%

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