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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
A male should not show interest in a female who is:
- too white,
- too black,
- who has been used by 4 males before him,
- whose name ends with the letter 'R' or the letter 'L'.
They get away with it as it's basically classified as a history book but wow. Maybe I should have read the illustrated version instead of the audiobook...
- too white,
- too black,
- who has been used by 4 males before him,
- whose name ends with the letter 'R' or the letter 'L'.
They get away with it as it's basically classified as a history book but wow. Maybe I should have read the illustrated version instead of the audiobook...
Well what can be said the ancients weren’t so different from us after all
informative
fast-paced
Super fast read in 2 hours. Pretty helpful in general knowledge about relationships.
This is not what I expected, but an interesting social commentary on all types of relationships in ancient India. Some of it repulsive, some amusing, some just confusing.
I hadn't exactly intended on reading this, but it was sheer curiosity that encouraged me forward. This book is kind of infamous in Indian pop-culture which makes it out to be some raunchy pornographic manual, but that's a grossly ingenuous description. This book has theological and philosophical merit, makes arguments against the notions of caste, and explores cultural phenomenas of sexuality, relationships and love. I thought the concepts of purusharthas, the four tenets for a fulfilling life in Hinduism, were well-woven into the exploration of sexual and emotional human relationships and desire. Also, surprisingly, there were chapters on queer sexuality/gender-identity, written without scorn or pejoratives. I did, however, have to look past a lot of misogyny and encouraged sexual inequality between men and women. I wouldn't model your life after this text or anything, but it is definitely a worthy historical read.
This is what I learned from reading the Kama Sutra:
If someone comes up to you and tries to pick you up by insisting that they have read and/or memorized and/or internalized the lessons of the Kama Sutra, you run as fast as you can in the opposite direction because only maybe 5% of this is about interesting ways to have sex and the remaining 95% is about how to manipulate your significant other (or random people) as much as possible. Literal SWATHS of information about how to get all of the money you possibly can out of the dude you're sleeping with and how you should dump him as soon as he's out of money, or how to pick fights, or how to manipulate someone into sleeping with you.
So now we all know that.
If someone comes up to you and tries to pick you up by insisting that they have read and/or memorized and/or internalized the lessons of the Kama Sutra, you run as fast as you can in the opposite direction because only maybe 5% of this is about interesting ways to have sex and the remaining 95% is about how to manipulate your significant other (or random people) as much as possible. Literal SWATHS of information about how to get all of the money you possibly can out of the dude you're sleeping with and how you should dump him as soon as he's out of money, or how to pick fights, or how to manipulate someone into sleeping with you.
So now we all know that.
I personally didn't find this book interesting or eye opening in any way. However, I can respect if you did.
slow-paced
This is the absolute worst. Only pushed through to cross off genres on one of my challenges.
Crap. All from the man's perspective. They cannot figure out how a woman orgasms. No matter. Not their problem. Oral sex is prohibited and dirty. And if you are a woman, watch out. Your only purpose is to be conquered. I had no idea that I was being propositioned each time a guy stepped on my foot.
The Kama Sutra" can be compared to "The Mahabharata" in the same way that "The Pillow Book" can be compared to "The Tale of Genji." These shorter works offer a more enjoyable read compared to their longer counterparts, with insights into the lives of the wealthy within their cultures.