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Nancy Oakes
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Finshed with the main event ("The Life of an Amorous Woman") and later today I will watch the film ("The Life of Oharu") based loosely on this book. Totally highlights the Buddhist tenet that desire always brings suffering.
— Mar 11, 2025 07:54AM
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Nancy Oakes
is on page 122 of 403
actually, I was only going to read the stories that encompass "The Life of An Amorous Woman" because it is very loosely the basis for the movie The Life of Oharu (next on my Criterion watchlist), but I decided to read the entire volume. The first set of stories, together called "Five Women Who Chose Love," were downright ick/cringe-y in spots, but I couldn't put this book down.
— Mar 10, 2025 10:18AM
