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Old 04-18-2011, 01:40 PM   #3385 (permalink)
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Finally finished it. Gotta say, it was a bit of a chore. He's obviously an insanely talented writer but the style here was a bit difficult to get through. He explains it at the end of the book, seeing as how it's a historical fiction novel, he had to make a compromise between staying true to the period he writes about and being legible.

Other than that, I can't say I'm really that drawn to the Japanese culture, especially from 2 centuries ago. :\

Onwards and upwards:

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