A review by qwordyq
Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World by Kamo No Chomei

5.0

Had to read this for class but it’s very engaging and interesting so I wanted to put it in my read list of the year. I find myself agreeing a lot with Chomei’s reasonings and mentality and wonder if I should go build a ten foot hut in the woods and maybe I’d be happier. His observations of the disasters at the time are striking and horrific but truthful. His critique on civilization is often how I find myself thinking of the world are me. I definitely would recommend reading this and I hope I get to read it entirely in the original Classical Japanese someday.