A review by bashsbooks
The Illustrated Kama Sutra, Ananga-Ranga and Perfumed Garden: The Classic Eastern Love Texts by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

Completely taken aback by the use of racial slurs, for absolutely no reason, in the introduction. I expected some stuff that was different from my modern views, of course, but reading about a white man being called the n-word was Not What I Was Expecting? At all??? That, plus the way that the Romani woman (also still in the introduction, the modern part of this book!) is discussed, made me too uncomfortable to continue. Will be reading a different version of the Kama Sutra.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs