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James Clavell's Shogun: The contrast between the Japanese and European cultures in 1600 are delicious, the characters and plot both well developed. I've read it at least a dozen times over four decades. As I age, I find I experience it very differently.

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It's a very good book. I read the book and watched the 1970's TV series. I think it's a great candidate for a redo in the streaming era. It has adventure, political intrigue, romance, and on and on...

It's definitely worth reading more than once.

>I think it's a great candidate for a redo in the streaming era

Don't wish for it. It's very likely that it will be utterly ruined by shoehorning in current political talking points and race relations.

Shogun's a milestone in my reading history - it's so extraordinarily engrossing. It deflated me more than any other book as I turned each of the final, waning pages because I didn't want to leave its world behind.

I was briefly elated to see there are "sequels" but just as quickly disappointed to learn they're set centuries apart; it ended up feeling like I was clinging to the only album ever made by an amazing band. I've yet to read the other books in the saga, but I should circle back and fix that.

For what it's worth, the sequels are very good as well. They just take place in a different, but still very similar context.

That’s intriguing. I read it when I was 12-13 having found it in a pile of books left behind by the previous owners of the house. I enjoyed it, I think I was curious of the cover and the size of the book. I doubt I’d ever get the time to read it again but the idea is appealing, 30+ years later.

I read "The Noble House" and was fascinated by his writing. I'll probably read the rest of the Asian sagas.

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