It turns out, reading Tai Pan was so much more than an interesting history lesson: the book has a perfectly crafted narrative, with Hollywood worthy, vivid action scenes, eye-catching descriptions, and a complex plot – with a surprising ending (that’s all I’ll say, no spoilers) Here’s a snippet of my Tai Pan book review below: Hollywood-Worthy Action Book I regret now having brushed away the name of this author, solely on the basis of my annoyance towards the “I want to learn Japanese because of the Shogun” stereotype that half my 1st year colleagues were throwing around. Until Printre Randuri suggested I read Tai Pan.Ī walk through history some 150 years ago? I’m all for that. I had not read James Clavell’s Shogun, so I was unaware of the other books in his Asian Saga. Another Readathon.Īlthough my readathon page has suffered from quiet drought, behind the scenes many readathons did, in fact, occur, keeping as always good company: en route to Zanzibar, while exploring Spanish gems, and most recently: en route to Hong Kong. Such a book is Tai-Pan."-Pittsburgh Press "Grand entertainment.packed with action.gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and esh and vigorous.Another month, another country. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme ruler.Tai-Pan! Praise for Tai-Pan "Unforgettable."-Chicago Tribune " Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner."-Cosmopolitan "Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts. and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages."-Baltimore Sun It is the early 19th century, when European traders. a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships. "A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you.
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