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yellowdogintexas

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24. I love Clavell's works and have read them all.

Sun Sep 26, 2021, 06:36 PM

Sep 2021

SHogun of course was awesome, but the one I enjoyed the most was Whirlwind. It is a rocking adventure with a lot of suspense close calls.

Clavell's characters are always wonderful; the folks in this book are no exception.

One of the coolest things he does is linking the characters and their descendants moving down through history. He wrote King Rat first, which is set in WW II; then Shogun which is set in 16th century Japan. Moving forward, we encounter descendants of characters in each successive book; when we reach Noble House, he ties in characters from King Rat, which up until that point was an outlier.

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What are the BEST BOOKS you've read in 2021? [View all] hermetic Jan 2021 OP

I haven't read any. It's only the 2nd of January. lol judesedit Jan 2021 #1

Actually hermetic Jan 2021 #2

Well, that's awesome! I could probably get a chapter in a day lol judesedit Jan 2021 #5

I have only read one so far (but I liked it). LisaM Jan 2021 #3

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #9

have you read any of the Discworld novels by Sir Terry Pratchett? yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #22

Not yet... SheltieLover Sep 2021 #23

I haven't finished one since early in 2020. By the time I would usually grab Backseat Driver Jan 2021 #4

Maybe if you find a really compelling book? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #8

I am a huge proponent of re-reading. LisaM Jan 2021 #13

I just started, Parallel Lives by Phyllis Rose. Polly Hennessey Jan 2021 #6

I really liked that book LisaM Jan 2021 #11

Definitely the Joe Gray series SheltieLover Jan 2021 #7

The Night Watchman, cilla4progress Jan 2021 #10

Now I have read two. LisaM Jan 2021 #12

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Oldem Jan 2021 #14

Adding Michael Christie's book Greenwood to my list japple Apr 2021 #15

Historical Novels CozyMystery May 2021 #16

"Tell The Wolves I'm Home" bif Jun 2021 #17

Gai-Jin by James Clavell Zorro Jul 2021 #18

I love Clavell's works and have read them all. yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #24

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