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This was one of the best historical fiction novels I have ever read. I felt, from page 3, that I was in old Japan. The descriptions, the characters, the story lines brought me in and kept me completely enthralled.

derlele's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

mirror_mirror's review against another edition

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adventurous informative tense fast-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

5.0

Amazing work of historical fiction. Put me right into pre-Edo japan

nappiermarcus's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.25

amdamaia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

lessie's review against another edition

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3.0

holyyy, this was a long one. they had me in the first half, i'm not gonna lie. i think the show does a great job trimming the fat this book has in the later 500 pages. it almost feels like the mini-epilogue was tacked on because people would be so dissatisfied with its abrupt ending. i enjoyed the way it was written, but many have commented into oblivion that there are a good chunk of inaccuracies with the japanese language and other details. mileage may vary, overall i liked it but am glad to be done with it.

jennbob4585's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

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