A review by girish0731
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

My inspiration to read this novel was due to the manga Vagabond and a book-tuber recommendation.The philosophy and development of a character through his life is done so well that it deserves its appreciation to be a classic.
But like classics usually have an issue of long windedness and supporting characters of being not much fleshed throughout but abruptly changing towards the end was kinda jarring.
Overall this was a spiritual and incredibly positive journey in the overall than its little flaws.