Secrets told, I gave up on Shogun so quickly due to the language of virtually every character inside. Sixty-six pages later, I feel bad for having held onto them for so long. This summer, I came across the stack of “Asian Saga” books that I had long ago purchased and figured that now was as good a time as any to give them a try. Whatever it is about epic novels that piques the interest of the uber-educated who rarely find free time, I don’t know, but I figured Clavell would be worth a try. Besides this, Clavell also comes highly recommended by two couples in my church, both of whom are ultra-busy doctors at one of our region’s major hospitals, and both of whom had also recommended that I read James Michener, whom I love. For one reason, I love Asia and am fascinated by its history, not to mention the fact that novels 1200 pages long often make me feel like I’m enjoying a 9-season long miniseries in just a short few months. I have long been intrigued by the mere thought of James Calvell‘s “Asian Saga”, a collection of tomes only loosely connected that follow the history of certain regions in the Near and Far East.
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