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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After coming from Shogun, I was unsure how the rest of the Asian Sage would read, but Tai-Pan delivered an excellent surprise.
I love how Clavell creates this web of characters connected by an ever expanding intrigue of politics, economics, and complex interpersonal relations.
Just like in Shogun, I can’t help but feel connected to the characters and their struggles. The ending was a bit of a rough landing, but it landed.
Overall, as always, a great book leaves you empty inside upon finishing it, which Tai-Pan certainly did.
I love how Clavell creates this web of characters connected by an ever expanding intrigue of politics, economics, and complex interpersonal relations.
Just like in Shogun, I can’t help but feel connected to the characters and their struggles. The ending was a bit of a rough landing, but it landed.
Overall, as always, a great book leaves you empty inside upon finishing it, which Tai-Pan certainly did.
adventurous
emotional
informative
relaxing
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-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
An amazing read!
No spoilers but I cried.
No spoilers but I cried.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
sad
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:
Yes
It has taken me about a year to get around to reading the second book in James Clavell’s Asian Saga, being hugely impressed with Shogun I was very much looking forward to reading Taipan and the rest, but like everyone my reading piles have grown out of control and it was lost amongst the shuffle. This month I decided to read something long for a change to the shorter books I have been reading and it was about time to return to Asia.
Needless to say I absolutely loved it, it was everything Shogun was and more. I preferred the characters in this book and the plot. It was hugely entertaining and a lot of fun and suspense seeing the machinations of Struan against the likes of Brock and Gorth and how the Taipan ran his ship and Noble House. Just like in Shogun there was the love story to contend with, a not so forbidden love story but one that would be frowned upon in England at the time.
I found this to be a tighter and easier read than Shogun, a lot of smiles to be had at the Pidgin English in the book. The end was surprising and bittersweet, especially the very last words of Culum, though he is the son of Dirk Struan after all.
I am looking forward to reading Gaijin as it looks to be more or less a direct sequel to Taipan, it will be very interesting to see the future fortunes of the Noble House. Hopefully it wont take me as long to get around to it as it did Taipan.
Needless to say I absolutely loved it, it was everything Shogun was and more. I preferred the characters in this book and the plot. It was hugely entertaining and a lot of fun and suspense seeing the machinations of Struan against the likes of Brock and Gorth and how the Taipan ran his ship and Noble House. Just like in Shogun there was the love story to contend with, a not so forbidden love story but one that would be frowned upon in England at the time.
I found this to be a tighter and easier read than Shogun, a lot of smiles to be had at the Pidgin English in the book. The end was surprising and bittersweet, especially the very last words of Culum, though he is the son of Dirk Struan after all.
I am looking forward to reading Gaijin as it looks to be more or less a direct sequel to Taipan, it will be very interesting to see the future fortunes of the Noble House. Hopefully it wont take me as long to get around to it as it did Taipan.