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Title: Good But Somewhat Tiresome
Review: I purchassed Gai-Jin years ago in the 90's but just got around to reading it. I finished it 07102008. First, it has been years since I read Clavell. When I first read Sho-Gun - back in 1977 - I didn't have the questions I have now concerning the Japanese. The two questions I have now are did they really think this way concerning politics and sex?I recommend this book as I do all of James Clavell's works. I think that people should read these in chronological order though, not in the order they were published. Though I recommend the book, I only gave it 4 stars because with 1,000 plus pages, after awhile, the intrigue, double-plots, spies plans and counter-plans become somewhat tiresome.
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