A review by hellhoundharry
The Code of the Samurai by Inazō Nitobe

2.0

While I was definately interested in the subject, I got the feeling of a westernized japanese writer who was trying to sell me an ideal instead of trying to actually go into the history of the Bushido. At a lot of points in this short book he draws comparisons between the Bushido and the knights of Europe. I also got the feeling that he was trying to write a romanticized account of the Bushido and their way. Which is not inherently bad, the stories of king Arthur and his knights or Charlemagne and his knights are doing pretty much the same, to draw a comparsion!

I also feel that at 96 pages, this book was much too short for such a broad subject. I would've preferred a looong and philosophical, historical book on the samurai!
Still, this looks nice in my bookshelf.
Maybe I should give Hagakure a shot?