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Samurai (2011)

by John Man(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0593065042 (ISBN13: 9780593065044)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Bantam Press

review 1: I'm torn about this book. I wanted to like it. The subject was quite interesting, a lot of the information was fascinating (ignoring the Star Wars references that added little value) but there was something about the writing that I wasn't thrilled about. It may have been the jumpy style of the story or the attempts to make it more relevant to a modern western audience but about a fourth through I put it down and didn't want to continue.
review 2: As usual John Man does a splendid job with his subject. The only problem I have is with one of the photographs used. The caption says the photo is of Toshiro Mifune, which it is not and that in the movie the Seven Samurai his character leads the samurai against bandits attacking a village. Now if John Man had actua... morelly seen the movie he would see this was not the case. Toshiro's character is also not a ronin but a child of farmers. I don't wish to give the whole story line away but if the book is ever republished I hope the errors will be adjusted. less

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