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New largely Japanese cast Shogun series set to release February on FX and Hulu

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    boxer_dogs_dance
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    I'm excited as this is one of my favorite books.

    I'm excited as this is one of my favorite books.

    5 votes
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        boxer_dogs_dance
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        I have no idea, but more than one historical purist on reddit went out of their way to tell me that Musashi is better because more accurate. So I have Musashi on the tbr, but Shogun is an amazing...

        I have no idea, but more than one historical purist on reddit went out of their way to tell me that Musashi is better because more accurate. So I have Musashi on the tbr, but Shogun is an amazing story about human beings. I honestly wouldn't care if Shogun were set on Mars. It is one of the best stories I have read in several decades of reading.

        3 votes
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          All_your_base
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          And it is only the first book in the Asian saga. James Clavell was a great writer and storyteller. The rest of the series is Gai-jin, King Rat, Taipan, Noble House (my personal favorite), and...

          And it is only the first book in the Asian saga. James Clavell was a great writer and storyteller.

          The rest of the series is Gai-jin, King Rat, Taipan, Noble House (my personal favorite), and Whirlwind

          4 votes
          1. boxer_dogs_dance
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            Personally, I felt most drawn to Shogun, King Rat and Taipan. But they are all good books.

            Personally, I felt most drawn to Shogun, King Rat and Taipan. But they are all good books.

            2 votes
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        kru
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        I'm getting a 404 error on that link. Can you double-check it's validity? I'd enjoy reading the essays.

        I'm getting a 404 error on that link. Can you double-check it's validity? I'd enjoy reading the essays.

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          r-tae
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          I can confirm that it exists, maybe try through mobile data or a different wifi (if you have access to them)

          I can confirm that it exists, maybe try through mobile data or a different wifi (if you have access to them)

          1 vote
          1. kru
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            Thanks for this. The error was on my end. It was weird that columbia.edu was responding with invalid data to the https:// request, instead of just not having a secure site and letting firefox drop...

            Thanks for this. The error was on my end. It was weird that columbia.edu was responding with invalid data to the https:// request, instead of just not having a secure site and letting firefox drop to the insecure site. (It is a corporate policy on this machine to use https when available).

            3 votes