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I just finished "Shogun" by James Clavell. What did /lit/ think of it?

>> No.11335003

>>11335001

Too many white people

>> No.11335014

>So sorry, Anon-san - my master Toranaga-sama and I do not know of this 'Anime' you speak of, and we do not know what you mean by 'Start with the Greeks' It's honto, neh?

>> No.11335021

>>11335001

We're the Japanese really THAT good at bathing?

>> No.11335037

>>11335001
great

>> No.11335040

Who was the best character and why was it Mariko?

>> No.11335041
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>>11335001
Good, but Musashi is superior.

>> No.11335049

>>11335001
Good if you’re a plot fag
Meh if you’re a prose fag

>> No.11335056

the only Clavell i've read was King Rat and I enjoyed it immensely

>> No.11335059

>>11335001
I'm more interested in what you thought of it, OP.

>> No.11335072

>>11335041
I haven't read Shogun yet, but @ 1000 pages, is it worth reading over something like Taiko (since I consider Musashi 10/10, why not read another book by the same author)?

>> No.11335283

>>11335001
It was good back in the 70s. I viewed it as a great adventure story, with a cultural and historical aspect. Don't think I'll spend the time to reread it, tho.
Try and binge watch the mini-series. It can't cover the depth of the book, but it's decent entertainment.

>> No.11335403

>>11335001
weeb trash.

>> No.11335421

>>11335403
go kys, anime is greattt!!!!

>> No.11335449

>>11335001

Any love for Taipan?

>God's Blood!

>> No.11335459

>>11335449
I liked it a lot

>> No.11336223

>>11335421
It's trash, it's basically about some deluded white fella and his fetish for Nip women while cucking Jap men. Shit read.

>> No.11337238

>>11336223
sounds kino tbqh

>> No.11337290

>read it over and over for the sex scenes as a child
>pages stick open to sex scenes, binding breaking down
>mom sits down to read it
>falls open to my semen bookmarks

>> No.11337654

>>11335072
For me no. It's an entertaining book but the author literally has no subtlety with his messages. One of his main points is japan is cultured and sophisticated while Europeans were heathen savages. After about the tenth time he describes bathing or the main character having no self control and eating until he throws up I had to stop

>> No.11337741

>>11335001
Form your own fucking opinion.

>>11335021
No, Europeans of the time were just terrible at bathing.