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Shogun | 
 enlarge | Author: James Clavell
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Rating:  303 reviews
Sales Rank: 12783
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 2ND
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1210
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0440178002
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780440178002
ASIN: 0440178002
Publication Date: June 1, 1976
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A bold English adventuer. An invincible Japanesewarlord. A beautiful woman torn between two waysof life, two ways of love. All brought together ina mighty saga of a time and place aflame withconflict, passion, ambition, lust and the struggle forpower.
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 Good stuff August 15, 2008
Quite frankly, one of the best books I have ever read, even though the ending disappointed me.
 A Classic Epic of Breathtaking Scope August 5, 2008
Every two or three years, I have brought out Shogun and reread it which now amounts to about twelve times. Every time, the book takes on new dimensions and tones. The story of John Blackthorne, a Dutch seafarer who makes it across the Pacific to the Japans, is an enthralling and embracing story. One of the most engrossing elements of the story is Blackthorne's struggle with Japan's language and culture. As the embodiment of the stranger in a strange land, we too are taken on this great journey set in Japan's feudal kingdom. The characters are extraordinarily well-drawn. The plotting is intricate. The description of the society is detailed and insightful.
Even if you read it once, you will go on a priceless journey.
Loosen the Jesses on the Falcon of Your Soul! July 14, 2008
What a great read--kept thinking about the story while I was off in normal life. It was very interesting to see the main character transform from one culture to another as the storyline progressed. Just one of those books where you're sad that it ended, the magic over, and you're left cleaning up your mind space from such a great literary party.
An old favorite... July 4, 2008
This is a good novel, in that it's a well researched, well plotted and well told tale. It's good and long, it holds the attention, and it holds up over re-readings.
Step Inside Feudal Japan July 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. I'm so mad that I have already read it, because I want to experience it again for the first time! While I am not Japanese, I have heard it said from a number of Japanese sources that Clavell's writing allows you to nearly step inside the Japanese psyche that helped to form the society of today.
While it is a fictional account, the book is loosely based upon the factual journey of William "Miura Anjin" Adams. The character Lord Torinaga is loosely based on Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Overall it is a tremendous read - I devoured the 1000+ pages of the book in under a week. A fantastic story of adventure, intrigue, power, love, loss and hope.
If you like this book, you can go on to the other books in Clavell's Asian Epic. In chronological order, it is:
Shogun
Tai-Pan
Gai-Jin
King Rat
Noble House
I have read Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin, with the former being as good as Shogun, and the latter not nearly as much. I have not read the books that follow - King Rat and Noble House, though I do look forward to doing so.
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