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Šiogūnas, 1 knyga by James Clavell

completebore's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

nerdyforbooks_'s review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I always like knowing/reading the source material for shows based on books. Usually, the book does it better. That’s uh, not the case here. I think the show greatly improves on some of the book’s flaws (like droning on about crap that just isn’t important).

Now, I’ll give the book props for giving you the “inside” details to characters thought processes. It was interesting to see what personal motivators they had etc. 

Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Will definitely jump into part 2. I think it’s a good supplement to the show if you really want to “dive into” the entire story. 

annabeth_foley's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

annabennett1240's review against another edition

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challenging informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

isapie's review against another edition

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I can't deal with such fetishization and misogyny

rcola's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

russellcw's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

glarix7699's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

dlday988's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

alysses's review against another edition

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DNF'd at 65%

A group of us decided to pick this up after some of the members of the group watched the Hulu show and loved it. I might still watch the Hulu version. This book is definitely problematic on quite a few levels.