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A review by lilaceous
The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.0
purpose/intention - ⭐️
cohesion of the entries - ⭐️
engaging overall - .5⭐️
would recommend - .5⭐️
would read again -
the drama!!! this journal is interesting and beautiful, but also pretentious and petty. during especially elitist and classist passages i had to remind myself that it was written over a thousand years ago and can still be appreciated as a piece of history.
it was fun to become so familiar with a writer who lived in a completely different world from the one i live in, and to realize that her world is surprisingly less different than i expected.
the drama!!! this journal is interesting and beautiful, but also pretentious and petty. during especially elitist and classist passages i had to remind myself that it was written over a thousand years ago and can still be appreciated as a piece of history.
it was fun to become so familiar with a writer who lived in a completely different world from the one i live in, and to realize that her world is surprisingly less different than i expected.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty