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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was not engaged by the story and found the plot difficult to follow.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Not to be overlooked.
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Really fantastic read. It's a slow burn of a book. This story felt more refined than Shogun, but it had the same vibe. Alpha male loves an Asian woman and fueled by that love he bends history around him. The ending felt abrupt, similar to Shogun, but this time, it felt more like a true ending or beginning for this set of characters. I've just recently been getting into historical fiction, so I don't have a ton of experience in the genre, but it's really clicked with me. Big books full of complicated characters and plots are exactly the type of read I'm looking for. I think if you're interested in asian history and you like books like The Pillar of the Earth you would really enjoy this.
I've been reading this asian saga chronologically, so I read this book directly after finishing Shogun. I normally read in publication order, but it seemed like this might be the right call for this. Shout out if you have an opinion on a reading order. I'm not that knowledgeable about these time periods in asia, so I thought it might help me to keep the histories straight.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No