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9. I pretty much have the same order of preference, although Whirlwind comes before King Rat

Fri Mar 1, 2024, 11:49 PM

Mar 2024

for me. You did not mention Whirlwind or Gai-Jin. Of all the books, the one I liked the least was Gai-Jin. However, Whirlwind is absolutely awesome! I am not prone to reading books a second time but I did read this one twice.

Clavell actually wrote King Rat first, based on his own experiences in a WW II POW camp. The characters in that book have ancestors and descendants who appear in the rest of the books. Creating that massive series with all those families intertwined was an amazing feat.

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I'm super psyched for Shogun!! (no spoilers, please!) [View all] Coventina Mar 2024 OP

I think we'll start watching tonight. I'm a big Clavell fan. rsdsharp Mar 2024 #1

I read the book & saw the old mini-series. CrispyQ Mar 2024 #2

I pretty much have the same order of preference, although Whirlwind comes before King Rat yellowdogintexas Mar 2024 #9

I didn't know of these titles! CrispyQ Mar 2024 #10

You will love it!! I read Whirlwind in the late 1980s . yellowdogintexas Mar 2024 #11

If you've read the book can we really spoil it? Haha Alpeduez21 Mar 2024 #3

Good point, I guess I really didn't think that through! Coventina Mar 2024 #5

Saw the first episode. Wait till you see.. Bobstandard Mar 2024 #4

and Whirlwind!!!! It is a very exciting book set in Iran around the time of yellowdogintexas Mar 2024 #8

The new Shogun... GiqueCee Mar 2024 #6

I have read all of Clavell's books and loved every one of them yellowdogintexas Mar 2024 #7

Big fan so far. pecosbob Mar 2024 #12