Drug Dealer
| Very cool! I bookmarked that and will peruse it.
When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw
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| It is very good. You'll enjoy it.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. |
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out there
| Konichiwa, Toronaga-Sama |
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Casuistic Thinker and Daoist
| Definitely worth the time to read. After you finish, I'd highly recommend you first read Tai-Pan and then follow it up with Noble House
No, Daoism isn't a religion
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| quote: Originally posted by senza nome: Learning from Shogun
Learning from SHOGUN:
Japanese History and Western Fantasy This book appeared in September 1980, just before the television mini-series based on James Clavell's novel SHOGUN. It was the result of a workshop that I organized in the spring of that year at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where I was then teaching, and was edited and produced in Santa Barbara over the summer. The design was by Marc Treib of the College of Environmental Design at Berkeley, then already well known for his graphic design and books on architecture. |
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| Sigforum has once again caused me to buy a book. I would up ordering Shogun and Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa. Got a beach trip coming up so one of those will fill the void. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Stray Round:
Tai Pan made it to the screen but was butchered and forgotten.
Bryan Brown lurching through it, mugging all the way.
Harshest Dream, Reality
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| It’s superb. I read it once or twice a year. As said, it looks long at the start but by the time it’s done you’ll wish it were twice the length. Easy to get caught up in it. Great characters and scenes; it’s very cinematic in its tone. Just a lovely read. |
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| It's been many, many years since I read Shogun, but I remember that I did think it was very good.
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| quote: Originally posted by g8rforester:
I've made it through Shogun, Tai Pan, and Gai Jin. All were excellent, excellent books. Immersive, detailed, extremely rich stories.
Single complaint is that I felt Tai Pan had a very slow start. Took me a while to press through that, but once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed the rest.
Never felt like reading the rest of the series for whatever reason. Perhaps I'll give it a go.
Read Noble House. You'll thank me later.  Jim
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