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Title: Good story, very poor edition
Review: The original 47 ronin story is very good and the book is in general quite loyal for original story (as much as one can decide which is the original story, there are naturally several versios, which differ in minor details).So, the story is good and the this edition is quite loyal for it. What is the problem? Well, in my humble opinion one should not ADD much into a story when creating an edition of old legend. John Allyn is clearly a product of western culture and this is unfortunately very clear from the way he tells the story.I recommend this only for those who wish to read a Japanese story with very western tone.
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