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Why did almost one thousand highly educated "student soldiers" volunteer to serve in Japan's tokkotai (kamikaze) operations near the end of World War II, even though Japan was losing the war? In this fascinating study of the role of symbolism and aesthetics in totalitarian ideology, Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney shows how the state manipulated the time-honored Japanese symbol of the cherry blossom to convince people that it was their honor to "die like beautiful falling cherry petals" for the emperor.
Drawing on diaries never before published in English, Ohnuki-Tierney describes these young men's agonies and even defiance against the imperial ideology. Passionately devoted to cosmopolitan intellectual traditions, the pilots saw the cherry blossom not in militaristic terms, but as a symbol of the painful beauty and unresolved ambiguities of their tragically brief lives. Using Japan as an example, the author breaks new ground in the understanding of symbolic communication, nationalism, and totalitarian ideologies and their execution.
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"Many people would sooner die than think -.......2006-06-24
- in fact, they do so"
--Bertrand Russell
So it turns out that these were good guys after all, were they?
Right on.
If only the (not so?) Yamato People had prevailed.
Peace and harmony, and rule by "fluency in Marxism
and Western Philosophy" might have reigned throughout
Asia, the Pacific, portions of Oregon, The Bay Area,
Southern California, and the Near West Side of Madison, WI.
I dare say that there might have been, and still even remain,
some benighted line of resistance from Tacoma to Anchorage.
College sophomores from D.C. and Oconomowoc might
have, in bashful but bold transgression, held hands
with Kamikaze pilots at coffee shops on State Street,
and rest assured, 'pro rege et patria NON mori' on the
part of Japanese Imperial Forces would have most certainly
been immediately, decisively, and finally demonstrated,
'Primus Post Laurus.'
I might be impressed if these nutters had been reading
The Federalist Papers, James Joyce, or Freud.
But Nietszche and Marx? Sounds like a more or less
predictable fixation with the concerns of The Third
Reich to me. At least the Nazis made a few good movies.
When will they ever learn?
When will they ev-ver learn.
La la.
Japan was and remains, in some ways, a catalog of caricatures --
this perhaps owing to its remarkably unique historical circumstances.
It can be sometimes mesmerizing and sometimes unsettling
in its general intensity and amplitude. Every imaginable
quality of human nature and creativity are brilliantly displayed.
Barring, that is, just those that are taken most for
granted in the West: unfettered individuality and the
casual exercise of personal judgment in the public realm.
One must keep this in mind in order to take in its
extraordinary tapestry without becoming overly
charmed by any of it in its details or particulars.
The contemporary wish, where sincere, to extend the
principles and values of democracy to the sphere of
international relations is to be encouraged.
The attempt to wish any such attributes onto a past
that simply was not so, is suspect.
Call it 'The Cosmopolitical Fallacy,'
or, maybe, 'Fantasy.'
Historical parallels to current events
must, as a rule, be made and taken with
all care and judiciousness.
Excellent Book.......2005-12-01
From my experiences in reading historical non-fiction, there are generally two types of books. One of these simply tells you what happend, while the others, while also accomplishing the recount, also provide an analysis of perhaps why soemthing happend.
This is a must-read and an incredible in depth look at the japanese culture and the pride they have for their country and history.
Excellent.......2005-04-27
I read this book this semester in Professor Ohnuki-Tierney's class on Political and Cultural Symbolism. A must for any undergraduate student of symbolic or political anthropology. The book traces the use of the cherry blossom as a symbol throughout history, eventually arriving at the tokkotai (kamikaze) pilots of WWII.
EOT does a great job dispelling the myth that tokkotai pilots died for the emperor and committed suicide. Instead, she shows the lives of five young men, all highly intelligent university students fluent in Marxism and Western philosophy. These young men joined the Navy to herald a new age for Japan, they did not believe in the pro rege et patria mori ideology American media has assumed.
Don't watch the History Channel specials on tokkotai pilots. Read this book and learn about the harsh reality of war, the cruelty of government manipulation of symbol, and the brilliance of the Japanese men who lost their lives in WWII.
Highly Recommended.......2005-03-08
Exceptional book, I took a class with this professor. The western conception of "suicide pilots" is completly wrong.
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“We tried to live with 120 percent intensity, rather than waiting for death. We read and read, trying to understand why we had to die in our early twenties. We felt the clock ticking away towards our death, every sound of the clock shortening our lives.” So wrote Irokawa Daikichi, one of the many kamikaze pilots, or tokkotai, who faced almost certain death in the futile military operations conducted by Japan at the end of World War II.
This moving history presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the war. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. But the writings explored here by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney clearly and eloquently speak otherwise. A significant number of the kamikaze were university students who were drafted and forced to volunteer, and in their diaries and correspondence they often wrote heartbreaking soliloquies in which they poured out their anguish and fear and expressed profound ambivalence toward the war as well as opposition to their nation’s imperialism.
A salutary correction to the many caricatures of the kamikaze, this poignant work will be essential to anyone interested in the history of Japan and World War II.
“Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney’s book is designed to challenge Western perceptions of the kamikaze generation. By assembling brief biographies of some of the young Japanese who perished on suicide missions, and by quoting extensively from their wartime diaries and poetry, she portrays a group of literate, thoughtful people, most of whom hated the war and were reluctant to die.”— Sunday Telegraph (UK)
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Death for those with so much to live for.......2007-08-11
This is a very intellectual study of tokkotai pilots. The long introduction details the high level of academic learning these young men had and their philosophical beliefs. The chosen diaries are filled with questioning and rationalizations of this honorable duty to their country and with poetic longings to live and to love. If you can wade through the academic language you will discover a new and sad perspective of these brilliant young men whose lives were wasted in an effort to win a war that was already lost.
A welcome, but limited perspective.......2007-07-08
I found this to be a somewhat disappointing book.
The book title refers to the author's presentation of the personal reflections of 5 Japanese tokkôtai (i.e., kamikaze), as revealed in their diaries. The author does an excellent job of describing the historical and cultural context of the tokkôtai in the first part of the introduction. However, the latter half of introduction (pages 17-33) is less useful as it moves away from the primary focus of the book to discuss tangential issues. For example, the section of the book entitled "A long road to the point of no return" focuses on Japanese nationalism, with minimal attention to the tokkôtai.
More important, the author's actual presentation of the pilot diaries is weak. Quotations from the diaries are limited, in some places being only 1 or 2 sentences. In comparison, the author's analyses and inferences take as much space as the actual quotations themselves. Thus, the pilots' personalities and thoughts are not allowed to speak for themselves; instead, they are obscured by the author's analyses.
I will note, as a minor point, that the author uses the word tokkôtai as referring to the Japanese "special attack force." It is not until page 174 in the book, that the author notes that tokkôtai is actually an abbreviation for "tokubetsu kôgekitai," which is the full term for "special attack force."
The book provides a useful and welcome alternate perspective on the kamikaze. Recognize, however, that you will have to wade through a lot of tangents and academic analyses, rather than directly hearing what the tokkôtai have to say for themselves.
A deeper perspective.......2007-03-14
The book covers a lot of the same ground (identical content in some places) as the author's "Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms". The discussion of how Japan's leaders appropriated the cherry blossom iconography for military indoctrination is highly stimulating, though at times the author pushes her theme beyond its the capacity to explain certain aspects of Japanese fanaticism. In part, the problem is that the reader has to accept the diaries and other writings of a small number of highly educated young men as "representative" of the kamikaze (the author avoids the word in her text because she says it has become a synonym for "mindlessness") when, of course, they were a minority. Nevertheless, taken together with other first-hand sources (diaries, letters, memoires, etc.) increasingly becoming available in translation, this collection makes a valuable contribution to deepening our understanding of the human dimenson of wartime Japan.
Kamikaze pilot.......2006-11-03
This should be read by all the young people today. The book is a diary of a young university student who was drafted and forced to become a Kamikaze pilot against his will like many others in ca 1945. They had no other choice then. I could not read this book without a box of tissues. Because I lived in their generation and in the same country.
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- girls girls girls
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- i wanted to dislike this book, i really did.
- This novel-inspired manga is an engaging read!
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Meet Momoko, a "Lolita" decked out to the nines in the finest (and frilliest) of Victorian haute couture. The only scion of a drunken interlude between a cowardly yakuza and an inebriated bar-hostess, Momoko's mom has since split the scene, and, after various ill-fated scams that involve imitation brand name merchandise, Momoko's dad relocates them to the boondocks of rural Ibaraki prefecture. To escape her humdrum existence, Momoko fanaticizes about French rococo, dreams of living in the palace of Versailles, and buys all her extremely lacy clothes from an expensive Tokyo boutique.
Meet Ichiko, a tough-talking motorcycle grrrl (on a tricked-out moped) who leads a ladies-only biker gang known as the Ponytails. Together, this unlikeliest of duos strike out on a quest to find a legendary embroiderer, a journey on which they encounter conniving pachinko parlor managers, legendary street-punks, and anemic costumers. Who knows, they might just make it big...if only Ichiko would stop head butting Momoko in the forehead. Novala Takemoto's break-though novel KAMIKAZE GIRLS, already a cult-classic in Japan, is more than a wry coming-of-age picaresque, it's a new way of life.
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girls girls girls.......2007-10-03
awesome book. one of those books u can finish in one sitting cos its just so entertaining! definitely a one of a kind story. i wish there were more books like this one.
a empowering book.......2007-08-21
okay probably not words you think of when you think of a Japanese novel about a Yanki and a Elegant Gothic Lolita. Probably few if anyone that reads manga would probably even think to pick up the book. Yet I say EVERY girl should read it.
Because, its about the bonds that are the very beginning of any life long friendship. The friendships that actually last and will stand the tests of what ever is thrown at one during life, and what you'll throw back at life to keep that friendship.
Its just a wonderful book, that every girl should read. Even if its about two wildly different Japanese girls and neither is really a 'mainstream underground' in America, everyone LUVS a E.G.L. and who doesn't want to be a big bad Yanki sometimes?
word of warning, there is some cussing. artfully and tastefully done. and yes I apply those types of words to cussing.
Awsome Book.......2007-04-15
I love this book. The art work is OKAY, not the best, but it fits the story well. Momoko is a sweet lolita, not a gothic lolita. There is a BIG difference. Ichigo(AKA Ichiko) is a yanki, who seems a bit clueless at times. There are some pretty big differences between the movie, then novel, and the manga, so try not to get too confused if you own all three! This book also includes 2 bonus stories, "The Pinky Finger Princess", and "The Middle Finger Princess". My favortie of the two is "The Middle Finger Princess", which might not be suitable for younger readers. There's some cursing in this book, but probably not as much as there is in the origional novel, so I reccomend this book for younger readers, as a substitute until they can handle the language.
i wanted to dislike this book, i really did........2006-10-04
but fourtunately i was unable to. the book is better than the movie, because the characters are clearer. in the end of the movie, i didn't really understand momoko's desicion not to (thing she decided not to do because i don't want to spoil it for others)but in the book i understood it better.
like another reviewer said: it would help you to know a bit about japanese pop culture, but most of the time important things are explained pretty clearly.
so read the book, even if you aren't interested in lolita fashion, you'll laugh, worry, feel sad, w00t... and come away feeling good about being different, which is not something i can say for a lot of books written for brokemold teengirls these days.
This novel-inspired manga is an engaging read!.......2006-04-04
Based on the cult-classic novel by Novala Takemoto, Kamikaze Girls is a story about two girls on different ends of a fashion/culture spectrum: a yanki, (slang for a bad boy or girl, often members of a gang) and a Lolita (a.k.a. Gothic Lolita because the style comes from Gothic, Victorian era). Ichigo, the yanki, is an impulsive member of a local yanki girl’s-only biker gang. Momoko, the Lolita, will stick to her “Gothic Lolita” code of conduct even if it means walking everywhere, and travelling three hours by train to get to Tokyo instead of by motor bike, which only takes one hour, because the wind might mess up her headdress or clothes. These two girls form a friendship based, at first, on a common ground for most girls their age: clothes, or rather, their passion for fashion. They later discover that they want to be friends because they really like the person inside the clothes. They are soon comforting, supporting, and saving one another as they start to spend all their time together as best friends. These girls protect their friendship to one another so recklessly, some might say they’re suicidal!
The continuation of Ichigo and Momoko’s misadventures, written by the manga artist, Yukio Kanesada (with Novala Takemoto’s approval), are sweet, romantic, and fun! There are two other extra stories, “Pinky Ring Princess” and “Middle Finger Princess” that are also a treat to read (although due to some adult/sexual situations in them, they're not for anyone younger than 16—which is the rating VIZ Media gives this manga, anyway).
It was through this manga that I really got to see the non-stereotypical aspects of being a yanki and Gothic Lolita, and where I got to learn more about their culture. While the yanki community often attracts delinquents, Ichigo’s sense of loyalty, honor, and fighting for what you believe in is almost samurai-like. Ichigo shows you don’t even think twice about doing something contrary to your style if your motivation is for love. Momoko teaches that Gothic Lolita isn’t about young girls calling themselves "Lolitas" and behaving like the famous Lolita (having sex with adults to become “adult” yourself). Gothic Lolita according to Momoko is about being frilly, pretty, feminine and going back to a more innocent, romantic time of history: the Victorian era. To Momoko, being a Lolita means being radiant, graceful, elegant, calm and always beautiful. But also Momoko shows that if it’s for a best friend, a Lolita, “must, even if she can’t be elegant, even if it’s a losing fight, must join the battle” and be tough enough to scare the wits out of a gang of yanki biker-chicks! This is a great manga. I recommend it to anyone who thinks the stereotypical things about yankis or Lolitas as a really delightful re-thinking of "those types of people". I plan on buying the novel that the manga was based on as soon as I earn up the funds to do so.
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It all comes down to this -- the final volume! In the breathtaking finale, Maron goes to Heaven and meets God. She learnsof the Devil, the Fall, and finally has the fate of the world placed on hershoulders. Can our beloved Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne handle this immenseresponsibility? Or will she crack under pressure? She's spent yearspreparing herself for her final struggle against Satan and his minions...can she succeed against such incredible odds?
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Pizzeria Kamikaze is about a guy with a broken heart who committed suicide only to find himself at Pizza Kamikaze, a regular day job in a world where everyone died before. Now, it's about passing time.
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Beautiful Production Needs Better Narrative.......2006-11-04
Back in 2001, Israeli writer Keret's collection "The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God and Other Stories" was one of my favorite books of the year. So, I was psyched to see that he'd taken one of its stories ("Kneller's Happy Campers") and hooked up with well-known NY-based illustrator Tomer Hanuka to create a graphic novel. The story originally ran in segments in Hanuka's comic book, Bipolar, and here gets a really nice square format treatment in rich black and metallic silver ink on a lovely paper stock.
The story opens from the bottom of a grave, as protagonist Mordy informs us that he committed suicide. Immediately thereafter we learn that he is now "living" in a kind of afterlife inhabited solely by those who have killed themselves. It's very much like the "real" world, only most people walk around scarred by the manner in which they killed themselves (for example his sidekick sports a large bullet hole in his forehead). The exception are "Juliets" -- those who used methods such as poison or ODing, that left them unmarked. In any event, 20something Mordy leads a slackerish afterlife, holding down a crummy job at a pizzeria, and going to the same bars every night and never meeting anyone he connects with. The problem is that he pines after his presumably still living ex-girlfriend, who was ostensibly the reason for his suicide.
About a third of the way into the story, he learns that she also killed herself, and so he drags his pal Uzi off on a quest to find her. They drive out into the countryside, pick up a gorgeous hitchhiker, and end up at a weird kind of kibbutzish place where people can perform little miracles. The plot gets even more surreal after that, and sort of disolves into nothing. The problem is that while there are flashes of bizarre brilliance here and there (including a cameo by Kurt Cobain in which everyone finds him annoying), people who commit suicide are essentially unsympathetic narcissistic characters. It's pretty much impossible to care very much about Mordy or his quest, and so while Hanuka's art is top-notch, one can't help but wish for a better story. In many ways it's the kind of story that probably actually works better in its original prose form, where the reader's imagination is left with a little more leeway. Still, it's very nice as an artistic piece, for those who appreciate such things, and I will check out another of Keret's graphic adaptations, "Jetlag".
This story is also available in prose........2006-10-17
Actually, I do not own this graphic novel.
However, the prose version of it is the last story in Keret's "The Bus Drive Who Wanted to Be God," where it is titled, "Kneller's Happy Campers." Read it!
Be sure to read Keret's other collection of short stories, available in English translation, "The Nimrod Flip-Out."
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He might be a cowboy, but I don't think he'll fly his plane into a building........2007-08-21
This is a book by Dirk Benedict aka Face aka Starbuck and so on. I couldn't find the book on Epinions, so I'm writing this as an opinion in general. If someone happens to know if this book is on Epinions, let me know, so I can move this. Please, don't rate it badly if you think it's placed wrong. I didn't mean it.:--(
I thought I was the only person on the planet that beat myself up for every little thing I did wrong, but Dirk has my act beat by a mile. I'm sure if you were to talk to him he would confess sins he was thinking about committing.
You have to wade through about three or four introductions to get to the heart of the book, but I can say it is well written. I can't say that I agree with all he says, but then that's me. If macrobiotics works for him then more power to him. Not everyone can follow the same diet program. It has to be made for the individual, at least that's what I believe.
One issue I didn't agree with is when he said that Gloria Swanson refused a hysterectomy and got along just fine. I don't think this can be said for all women. You just can't refuse a hysterectomy and things come out Ok. I am a shining example of that. I was told in 1999 that I needed a hysterectomy and I thought it was my body and I could do as I please. Well, in early 2003 I collapsed from severe anemia. My hematocrit was 25%, normal is 37-47 percent for a woman, 32-57 percent for a man. My hemoglobin was 7.2 and normal for a woman is over 12. I had to have two pints of whole blood. Needless to say that if I didn't get surgery I would have died. This was all because I refused to get the surgery I needed. And I want to add to that, I was BORN a vegetarian. I didn't have to have it taught to me and I've always been a health nut. I do, however, agree with him that doctors don't know everything. In this modern day and age you practically have to be medically educated before showing up for an appointment. I always research anything I'm diagnosed with to death before making any kind of decision.
Dirk takes you through the first twenty six years of his life and then spends the rest of the book repenting for them. He lives faithfully by the cause and affect theory which I have to say I do, too. I have always believed that what goes around comes around. Don't wish something bad on someone or you will get it, too. He keeps quoting this saying of "The back is as big as the front" which seems to mean for whatever you do that is wrong the punishment will be as bad. The trouble is, I think Dirk has over estimated what he has done wrong. When I read the book I got this vision of that albino (Silas) from The Devinci Code whipping his own back until it bled. If Dirk did this there would be no flesh left.
The book is interesting when he is telling about his life or the way he eats, but when it gets to the parts where he repents about it all hunker down.
Dirk has been hurt a lot in his life and he seems like he is scared sh*tless to try a relationship again. I really can't say I blame him. If you read the book, you'll know why. If I had been hurt that much, I'd give up relationships, too.
I recommend that anyone read this book. It is not graphic in any way. There is no bad language. He explains things very well. I just think he should forgive himself and forget. I have learned through reading this book that Dirk must be a very sensitive, loving person. He would be the kind of friend you'd want around in a pinch. But, Dirk, please, get down off the cross. You love carpentry. Make some bird houses out of the wood.
The most important things in Dirk's life are his boys, Montana, and the way he eats and judging by this book, he takes care of all of them quite well. Don't be afraid to buy it. You aren't wasting your money if you do. I thought the quirky title would be a reflection of the book and I was wrong. So, buy and read away.:-)
A Wonderful Eye-opening Book.......2007-06-19
If you have an open mind I highly recommend this book; and even if your mind is closed you might find yourself thinking differently after reading this book. We live in a society that over medicates it's people. Dirk's book shows his personal struggle with cancer and how by taking control of his health naturally through food and not medications he was able to fix the imbalance within his body and kick the cancer out. His stories of the ups and downs of life (relationships, Hollywood, etc) are very entertaining and enlightening. This book is an easy and great read. Just remember, the bigger the front the bigger the back, and don't forget to chew!
Love it or Hate it, but Please Don't Ignore It...........2006-12-31
We live in a yogi-riddled age, where just about every shmuck with enough coinage to open a curd stand, self-publish a book or fund an infomercial is out there preaching his or her own "enlightened" method of living, eating, sleeping, dieting, thinking, exercising or making love. Most of these people are cranks or con-men, and their advice is worth about as much as a bean-curd pastry at a Texas chili cook-off. Having read CONFESSIONS OF A KAMIKAZE COWBOY, I feel compelled to say that Dirk Benedict, former star of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and THE A-TEAM, is n-o-t one of them. You may not agree with everything he has to say, either on the medical establishment, diet or philosophy, but he tells an interesting story and makes a passionate and perhaps even credible argument for embracing a totally different way of relating to the world.
Benedict was born in rural Montana (hence: COWBOY) and grew up on what might be referred to as an all-meat diet, a diet he later blamed for his arthritis, acne, receding hairline and ultimately, for his prostatic cancer, and CONFESSIONS is largely an examination of his lifelong journey to really grasp the meaning of the phrase, "You are what you eat." The book is subtitled "A True Story of Discovery, Acting, Health, Recovery and Life" and on every part but the "Acting" this is true. Readers hoping for the inside story on his up-and-down career in front of the camera will be disappointed, for with the exception of some anecdotes about getting cast as Starbuck on GALACTICA and a hilarious recollection of his guest appearance on CHARLIE'S ANGELS he has almost nothing to say about Hollywood (except, of course, for its pill-popping, soul-destroying culture). This lends credence to his oft-repeated mantra that he really doesn't give a damn about acting, fame or money, which is kind of refreshing from a guy whose looks certainly should have made him as superficial as a nightly news segment.
In CONFESSIONS, Dirk preaches the virtues of a macrobiotic diet, which ain't easy, because macrobiotics is/are one of the toughest culinary disciplines out there, eschewing all animal flesh, all dairy, all caffine and alcohol drinks, all sugar, all flour products, all fruits, nuts, and oils (with one or two exceptions), and all tropical vegetables, in favor of "50 - 60% whole grains, 20 - 30 % cooked vegetables, 5 - 10 % soups, 5 - 10 % beans and bean products, and 5 - 10 % cooked sea vegetables." The only acceptable beverages are water and a couple non-stimulant teas, such as bancha or seaweed. (In other words, jack-all.) Hand-in-hand with a macrobiotic diet, however, Dirk also preaches a macrobiotic way of life, founded on the principles of yin and yang (hence: KAMIKAZE) which, if I may reduce it to a phrase, stresses a life dedicated to the understanding and examination of causes, rather than the treatment and reaction to effects.
Dirk's grudges, against American culture specifically and modern society generally, are numerous and bitter. Like Kevin Trudeau, who has made untold gazillions with his NATURAL CURES books, Benedict puts a steel-toed boot up the a*s of organized Christianity, the medical establishment, the dairy association, the drug concerns, the fast-food and sugar-soda empires, and so on. Like Trudeau, he blames our diet and consumerist, materialist, effects-driven culture for all the evils of the world, from rape and cancer to wars and nuclear proliferation. Diet, he maintains, is the essential, the central, the first cause of all behaviors and world-outlooks, and a diet laden with garbage causes not merely physical disease - like he had - but emotional and spiritual disease as well. Through a macrobiotic approach, Dirk purged his body of a life-accumulation of toxins and whupped his migraines, his impotence, his receding hairline, his acne, his arthritis and finally, his cancer. And the proof's in the pudding - he quotes his stats as of 2005 as: pulse 45 (!), bp 106/60, cholesterol 145. He adds gleefully that he never gets tired, hasn't had a headache in 15 years, sleeps like rock, and has the sex drive of a 18 year old. Dirk ain't stupid, he knows sex sells, and if he is ultra-sparing with details of his acting career, he makes no bones about how it greased the wheels of an envy-inducing sex life.
To be sure, D.B. has some out-there ideas and not a few of his opinions had me doing the oh-come-on dance, but the same charm he exuded on TV as "Starbuck" and "Faceman" glosses over even his more obnoxious moments, such as when he claims that rape is a side-effect of bad diet or that nobody gets anything in life he doesn't deserve. On the whole however his writing style is erudite and enjoyable. If he often bogs down in pseudo-profundity, he just as often entertains with wonderfully mean-spirited assaults on all the soulless b*stards in the world that profit from obesity, disease and human vice generally. His ultimate attitude is, "If you want to know what's in my 'medicine cabinet', look in my kitchen."
Most people are either too brainwashed by modern corporate Kultur, with its never-ending emphasis on bigger-faster-more, or too unwilling to give up everything that seems worthwhile in the fridge just to add a few years to the back-end of their lives, to follow Benedict down his path. I'm not sure it's for me, either, but I'm willing to take a few steps and see where it goes....
Good Bio, funny diet...........2006-12-22
I think Dirk has a great story, and I think he tells it really well. He writes about the macrobiotic diet, and I will not eat that way, but I found his stories very entertaining. It was a good read, and I did enjoy it. If you are looking for real-life stories about healing yourself with food, then this is a good book.
Great book for everybody!.......2006-02-06
This is an excellent book. Dirk is an excellent author. This was the quickest read of non-fiction I have had in years. It is great getting a point of view of others, especially, when they write in a down-to-earth style you can understand. Dirk seems to be that kind of guy.
If you are looking for a bit-by-bit blow from Battlestar Galactica or the A-Team...forget it. He only tells us a little about his work. I wish he would have written more because the few parts there were a great read.
This book is mainly about how Dirk fought cancer using macrobiotics. After reading this book I am not a convert, but I learned a lot. I learned that I and most Americans need to greatly reduce our intake of fatty meat and triple our intake of good vegetables. More veggies, a balanced diet and less caffeine and alcohol all lead to a healthier person.
I do not totally agree with him on his views on modern medicine. Yes, there are many quacks out there who think that they can solve any problem you have with a pill, you get addicted to that pill and then you're hooked. But evidence shows that we are living longer today despite our intake of unhealthy food. I think we can thank some doctors and scientists for that.
For me, the power of this book was the fact that Dirk took control of his life that, to him, seemed out of control. And it does seem like his method helped beat his disease.
I hope we have more offerings from Dirk, not only on the screen, but more literary works as well.
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The battle continues against demon-possessed paintingsas the competition between Kaito Jeanne and Sinbad heats up! Meanwhile, life at school grows complicated for Maron, as she must deal with her growing feelings for Chiaki and her guilt over being kissed by Sinbadnot realizing theyre one and the same! And Chiaki hides a dark secret that could shatter everything.
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Well...OK.......2006-08-20
This book was somehow a let down, but still very good. Chiaki's secret is revealed, while a little more of Maron's parent's story is revealed. After finding Chiaki's secret, Maron disowns Chiaki, convincing herself that she hates him, but in the end, after Chiaki helps Maron get through some troubling news, maron realizes that she doesn't hate him. In fact, it's the exact opposite.
Good, not as good as the first........2006-04-21
I somehow thought that the secret about Maron not knowing that Chiaki is Sinbad should have stayed unrevealed through the second volume. It doesn't leave a hanging ending as good as the first one, at the end of volume one you're just so hung that you MUST buy the second one to see what Jeanne's response to Sinbad's requested promise. I knew Jeanne would say no but I was hoping for something a little more exciting. It's good and I really want to continue reading the series but I really hope it get's a bit better because I sort of lost the feeling of REALLY wanting to purchase the next volume.
Jeane Volume 2.......2006-03-02
The Book was great really made me want to get the third book when it comes out.
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More of a spiritual journey than medical.......2007-02-12
Having now dealt with cancer in my family three times over, I was curious to read other literature about others who have dealt with cancer. My uncle currently underwent a new form of prostate cancer treatment, and is doing very well. What I find interesting is my uncle probably lives as close to Mr. Benedict's way of living, and has throughout his whole life. That did not prevent cancer. That did not cure it.
I am a daughter of a research scientist. I am a country girl and work with horses/ride/train/compete. I am also a writer(when I have a free moment). I like to think of things, read things, expand my knowledge. Knowledge is key to curing anything. The more you know, the more you can fight something.
I've watched my stepfather die of a radical cancer in short of three weeks, at the ripe age of fifty(dying on Christmas day. A rare blood cancer). He never even knew he had it. He was highly atheletic, ate healthy, never smoked. He still died.
When writing a book, I feel an author does have a certain responsibility to the public in showing a balance of information to the reader. This is the only place I found this book lacking. It was very one sided. If you eat a certain way = bad. I don't disagree with the theorires of Mr Benedict, but rather the lack of other information available out there. Truth be told, doctors CAN help patients. Patients can help themselves. There can be a yin and yang of both.
My grandfather just passed away at 93 years of age. He ate beef and eggs daily. He never smoked, was physically active his whole life, and stayed that way until his mid eighties.(perhaps because he had a vacation home in New Hampshire and retired there was part of that well-being? I've often felt of New Hampshire as a healing place and loved visiting there my whole life!)
What worries me about this book are some of the medical goings on in mr Benedicts life, and his lack of concern to reporting to a medical practitioner. There are many medical reasons of what was happening to him, not just mediphysical(excuse spelling, not my strong point).
Fact---your body will metabolize food eatten. It does not stay in your system longer than your body is able to eliminate it. There fore, the problems given(physical) were more likely due to stress, life style and other things(I believe Mr Benedict smokes cigars. Sorry, but right there, I Can give you a million reasons for why that could cause every ailment given).
HOWEVER, I am not dissing this book because I believe in it's message. HEALTHY living is key to being healthy. Enjoying your life, living your dreams, and making sure you eat a balanced diet and exercise. This is a key component that is ever disolving in today's life for kids. Childhood obesity and diabetes is on the rise, and you can thank fast food chains and their super-sized meals for that. While I do have to eat on the go with my job, I do not eat at those fast food places...the mere sight of them make me ill. When I do go with friends, and they grab a bite there, I am amazed at the portions now from when I was a child.
There are many pearls of wisdom in the book---do not fear. Many revelations that only a truly deep hearted person would want to share, and share he does--with his heart and soul. That's a GOOD thing, and so rare these days. People seem to want to profess something only if it benefits them. I did not see that in this book at all. I saw someone who went through something so huge and so overwhelming, he wanted to share that. That is to be commended.
In the end, what Mr Benedict is saying, and what I also believe in is live a healthy life. Eat right, exercise and above all else, enjoy and don't lose sight of your dreams.
Great book for everybody!.......2006-02-06
This is an excellent book. Dirk is an excellent author. This was the quickest read of non-fiction I have had in years. It is great getting a point of view of others, especially, when they write in a down-to-earth style you can understand. Dirk seems to be that kind of guy.
If you are looking for a bit-by-bit blow from Battlestar Galactica or the A-Team...forget it. He only tells us a little about his work. I wish he would have written more because the few parts there were a great read.
This book is mainly about how Dirk fought cancer using macrobiotics. After reading this book I am not a convert, but I learned a lot. I learned that I and most Americans need to greatly reduce our intake of fatty meat and triple our intake of good vegetables. More veggies, a balanced diet and less caffeine and alcohol all lead to a healthier person.
I do not totally agree with him on his views on modern medicine. Yes, there are many quacks out there who think that they can solve any problem you have with a pill, you get addicted to that pill and then you're hooked. But evidence shows that we are living longer today despite our intake of unhealthy food. I think we can thank some doctors and scientists for that.
For me, the power of this book was the fact that Dirk took control of his life that, to him, seemed out of control. And it does seem like his method helped beat his disease.
I hope we have more offerings from Dirk, not only on the screen, but more literary works as well.
A Unique Perspective on Health.......2005-08-19
Having worked in the alternative health industry for 12 years, and studied it for 17 years, I read the book having been on a similar journey as the author's. His is a very unique telling of such a tale. The first time I read the book when it was first published, I didn't agree with or understand some of his points on health or the way he was presenting them, but experience has shown me more clarity.
His is not a 'how-to' instruction book, and he gives clear reasons for why it is so. His is rather a book on his own ideas, and someone following in his footsteps will have different experiences and find different truths working for them.
And his insigts into why he still experiences physical discomforts provides great words for dealing with those types of questions one on this journey encounters from those outside.
And ordering it from Amazon is a great idea. [...]
A true Cowboy's tale:.......2003-10-16
I believed in what Mr. Benedict is saying, and I hope that every one is taking their health seriously, and if someone is in trouble or confused with health, give them the book, if you do that you will be make making a great investment, people should take actors who have been through hell serious enough.
A true actor's tale:.......2003-10-16
I read the book, and I fell in love with it, and I hope that everyone would take their health seriously, and I hope that if someone you know is getting into health, please give them the book, it's a bible to the health-concious people everywhere, so please do take some of the things that Mr. Benedict is saying, it might save your life someday.
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In volume 3 of the internationally best-selling fan favorite, Maron races to save a friendwho's also an enemy! When Chiaki's kidnapped by his demon-possessed father, Maron transforms into Kaito Jeanne to save him. But the demon dad is ready for Jeanne and has a space reserved just for her in his collection of living mannequins! And it doesn't help matters when the imprisoned Chiaki refuses to move back home, even if Jeanne can set him free.
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Maron rocks!!!!.......2006-07-28
This is my favorite out of all of them. This book is also the funniest of all, but also very sweet. this book includes Maron and Chiaki's little romance, and even a little bit of Acess' and Finn's(although it's one sided love). this book takes you through valentines day and other adventures by Maron and Chiaki.
And there's a new character, a mysterious Shkaidou, who knows Maron's secret!!! If you buy this book, you definitely won't regret it. every page is full of humor, adventure, and a little romance.
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Kamikaze Lust by first-time novelist Lauren Sanders takes the reader on an electrifying ride through the spectacle of life and death in millennial America. Smart, hardboiled and humorous, the novel taps our obsession with sex and death, sex and popular culture, sex and the written word, sex and pornography, sex and green M&Ms, and, of course, the perennial sex and love.
"Great courage must account for such complete disregard of political correctness, and great sensitivity for such sadness."-Amanda Filipacchi, author of Vapor and Nude Men
Lauren Sanders is a novelist and journalist who lives in New York City. She is co-editor of the anthology Too Darn Hot: Writing About Sex Since Kinsey, published by Persea Books in 1998. She is a graduate of Columbia University's school of journalism and has an MA in Creative Writing from City College in New York.
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Emotions, Existentialism and Erotica.......2005-04-17
I am quite surprised to see so many negative reviews of this book. I think they come from those for whom terms like "pussy" and "anal sex" are shocking. They see these words and think the author is going for shock value.
But for many of us, these terms are not shocking. Sex in all of its forms rolls with and influences the ebbs and tides of existence, and can be talked about in any and every way without being "shocking".
Thus, Kamikaze Lust revisits the relationship between the feelings of erotic attraction and feelings of mortal dread (fear of death). On one level it simply draws a parallel, a sort of yin-yang of sex and death. A young woman dabbles with getting her feet (and other things) wet as a porn actress, and at the same time she's thinking over helping her terminally ill aunt die.
Yet somehow this is still a quaint, almost homey, fairy-tale of a novel. It is like something Hermann Hesse would have written as a young man. Rachel (protagonist) experiments with both lesbian sex, and for her, yet unexplored types of heterosexual sex. In both cases, the scenes carry a wistful, wandering feeling. The character is venturing into the unknown and the prose confers this to the reader.
Kamikaze Lust is neither a gay/lesbian "coming out" story, nor a preachy "feminist" novel. It is the story of someone lost in the ocean of emotions, an existential story where a young woman who does not take the value of anything at first glance struggles to make what is temporary mean something. It's also about how she keeps her sanity when confronting the things in life so many see as either naturally horrible or horribly natural. In the end, Rachel seems to discover sex and death are both. How she makes this discovery is worth reading the book for.
Myopic Tunnel Vision.......2002-08-28
Kamikaze Lust rates at the bottom of the list of all books I have read. That is not to say that it doesn't have a few redeeming features: the story line is unique, the characters could be interesting, and Sanders appears to have a sense of humor. However, she does almost nothing to produce an interesting novel from those features.
The development of her characters is extremely limited; it is almost as if we have to look at them as though we suffer from extreme myopia and tunnel vision. We learn little about them beyond the fact that they have limited working vocabularies, with most of their words learned in the gutter.
Sanders squanders about half of her book on what she supposes will be titillating bedroom scenes; in reality, that half of the book is about as arousing as a medical textbook. It is the sort of writing a twelve-year-old kid would read in the dark recesses of a library's open stacks or behind the sofa at home. Does Sanders not know that excitement in writing requires stimulating the imagination of the reader? In these parts of the book she leaves nothing to the imagination, essentially saying, "Here's your manual for this particular form of sex play: Step 1..., Step 2..., etc."
The only chapter in the book that has literary value is the final one. Finally, we get some insight on a couple of the characters (other than that they can or cannot successfully do heavy breathing). Interestingly, this is the only chapter in which Sanders does not attempt to be arousing.
The book received the 2000 Lambda Literary Award...utterly amazing! The gay/lesbian community is blessed with an amazing array of highly talented, sensitive, fun loving, eloquent people. Is this amateur effort really worthy of award from them? Are they giving out the award based simply on the number of pages in which one or more characters demonstrate that they may not be totally straight? To my knowledge, I have never before read a Lambda winner, but I would certainly have expected to find the winner at the opposite end of the literary scale!
I believe that Sanders is a frustrated new age "feminist." I put the word feminist in quotes because she does not represent to me what a feminist really is; only what some people think that they should be. To Sanders, it seems that a feminist must exhibit as many anti-establishment characteristics as possible (since by their definition the establishment is male dominated). So, she goes out of her way to write in a non-traditional way: her writing must be crude, it must be explicit, and it must have all of the worthy characters be female and all of the unworthy characters be male (unless those males happen to be gay...she introduced some very appealing gay characters, but utterly failed to develop them). In my opinion, this book does nothing for the feminist movement or the gay/lesbian community, or for that matter, Sanders herself.
Not what I had expected.......2001-08-04
I really didn't like the book, it did not have my attention and by the last half of the first chapter I was bored. I wouldn't recommend this book as a remainder. It would be best to use this book as a door stopper.
Not as good as I hoped..........2000-09-30
It seems as though it's either one extreme or the other with this book, and I am one of those who didn't like it at all. If Sanders kept to one major plot instead of trying to develop three, it wouldn't be so bad. I think the author was trying to write a hip, cutting edge novel which got muddled down by trying to go in too many directions. I was bored by the time I was a quarter way through the novel and struggled to finish.
Oh, puh-leeze!.......2000-09-01
The scenes on the porno set read like some bored housewife's fantasy. I kept rereading them and laughing my head off. The book is awful, only worth buying for a laugh.
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