Anyone ever read James Clavell's Shogun?

[jtothero]

I've heard that it's very good. However, it's also very long and I want to make sure that it is worth it.

[Quianna]

Ooo! This is my favourite book! My only warning is that some people hate the style it is written in, Something about Clavell being a script writer beforehand, or the likes, but the style is quite, well, different. However, if the story is good enough to get into, surely the style oughn't not to be a bother? Anyway, I think it is absolutely fantastic, the characters most of all, and I've learnt a lot from it. It inspired me to learn Japanese, which I've been now doing for over a year. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do :0

[BarrieReader]

In addition to Shogun, I've also read TaiPan, Noble House and Gai-Jin. They're all wonderful books, though my favourite is Shogun. If you like immersing yourself in a book, and learning about the culture of the time, then go for it. If you're not into pages of descriptive passages, then give it a miss. But for my money, they were amazing.

[753C]

I like historical fiction, and I really enjoyed this book. It felt authentic and the characters were interesting and engaging. The plot is full of intrigue and hopelessly honor bound feudal warlords. Great stuff.

[jtothero]

Thanks for the responses!

I'm definitely gonna start reading this probably next week. Gonna read a quick one first.