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Title: Childish fantasy of a frustrated man
Review: Ok, so I'm being a little harsh. But the main character is so cliche -- the ultimate assasin, the ultimate lover -- he's clever and heartless (but give me a break, how can he be the ultimate lover, then?) ...isn't this the fantasy of every 16-year-old? There are some interesting concepts about eastern religion in places, and definitely some good page-turning sections (the caving part was particularly good). The writing style and quality is very uneven. (I wonder if a lot of this was ghost-written...) Anyway, it's enjoyable and exciting at first, but it became annoyingly implausible and childish by the end. Shogun this is not!
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