A review by prototim
Shibumi by Trevanian

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Downgrading my old rating by one star. I remember this being a very fun, adventurous and rather macho story but I hadn’t remembered the frequency of the author’s sweeping racial generalities. I think they struck me as humorous when I read this book years ago. Now those generalities just seem like lazy writing.