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Is it worth reading the Hagakure?
>>7815981
Yes
I enjoyed Ghost Dog as well, OP.
>>7815981
So I read the Hagakure from a very long train ride from Chicago to here.
>>7816053
I actually first learnt about this book from milo
>>7816053
Never read the Hagakuri, can you loan me a copy? I'm still stuck on Murakami... Calvino etc
>>7815981
Yeah. Apart from the insights into the samurai mentality, and has plenty of enjoyable stories of pointless violence.
Pic related summarizes the book well enough.
>I yawned in front of my shogun better kill myself
>a peasant looked at me funny better kill him and all his friends
>my son got involved in a street fight better make him kill himself
>death death death death
>kill urself
It's an funny read, that's for sure.
>>7816273
a funny*
It is, but not as any sort of self help guide. Mishima's notes on it are very good.
>>7815981
It's basically just a handbook on how to be a suicidal gook coward.
>>7817856
lol
>>7815981
ask a friend to be your Kaishaku before beginning it, for you will surely dishonor yourself and need to commit seppuku before you are done
>>7815981
It has been ridiculed by many Japanese authors for its being written by an 'armchair' samurai, but it does touch certain aspects of the culture in enlightening ways- just make sure to take everything with a grain of salt.
Book of Five Rings is better tbhfam.
>>7817856
THE SAMURAI ALWAYS CARRIES SOME MAKE UP FOR WHEN HIS CHEEKS DON'T LOOK KAWAII ENOUGH SENPAI
>>7820380
I chuckled.
>>7818778
>Book of Five Rings is better
Came here 2 say that
Probably will be the only good thing to come of this thread, so I'll kindly direct you to hold your attention for just a few moments longer on the book of the five rings, just so you don't forget that you're too dumb to even ask the right questions. Just a few more words here :^) OK now you may go
>>7823250
>Book of Five Rings
>dude sword fighting lmao
