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One of my top five books. I've read it so many times that the binding broke and the book is now in three pieces. I'm amazed that James Clavell managed to captur
by ramidarigaz 16y ago
One of my top five books. I've read it so many times that the binding broke and the book is now in three pieces. I'm amazed that James Clavell managed to capture the culture so well.
- brown9-2 16y agoWould you recommend any of his followup books? I'm worried that stories with different characters, time periods etc won't have the same feel.
- avinashv 16y agoI've read only Noble House. It's quite rich on the culture--maybe not so much as Shogun--and captures the setting quite well, but I didn't find it nearly as entrancing as Shogun. Worth a read, still.
- ramidarigaz 16y agoLikewise. Noble House was a good read, but Shogun was much better.
- derrickpetzold 16y agoAfter Shogun I read a bunch of his books. The only one that stood out for me was Rat King.
- jacquesm 16y ago> Rat King It didn't stand out enough for you to get the title right though ;)
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- jacquesm 16y agoTai Pan, King Rat.
- relic17 16y agoClavell's whole Asian Saga (Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House, and Whirlwind) is amazing. My favorite is Tai-Pan - the book had a tremendous impact on me, and I'd imagine it would appeal to every real entrepreneur. The underlying themes are freedom, individualism, honor, risk-taking, and ultimately, building something and defending it.