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- Sales Rank: #5484677 in Books
- Published on: 1995
- Binding: Hardcover
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
By David Herdson
I came to Gai Jin having read James Clavell's outstanding Shogun a while ago. Comparing Gai Jin against that sets the bar exceptionally high but the comparison is inevitable as both are by the same author, epically long, set in Japan in time periods well removed from the present day (albeit more than 250 years apart), and involve foreigners coming to, shaping and being shaped by Japan, ambitious Japanese noblemen seeking to overturn and replace a weak central government, and a central love story.So far, so similar. Ultimately, and although Gai Jin is a very good book, it is no Shogun. Before saying why not, it's worth stating what is good about it. The book is full of strong characters (and as with his other books, gives an unusual and satisfying prominence to their thoughts), there are several good and inter-relating storylines, the writing flows intelligently but unobtrusively for the first three-quarters at least. The Japan and the encroaching wider world of 1862/3 are vividly and very realistically portrayed so one gets a real sense of the sights, sounds and smells, and opportunities, challenges and motivations - and the clash of cultures - of the time.However, to pigeon-hole it as simply 'historical drama' would be wrong: it is bigger than that. The book is full of tension, politicking, human failings and nobility. At times it has the pace, violence and claustrophobia of a thriller; at others, it adopts a more leisurely approach and lets the characters rather than action lead the way.The problems come with the narratives. None seems dominant and so none drives the overall story. There's not really a central character, nor does any have the dominance or charisma of Anjin-san or Toranaga in Shogun, which leaves the reader somewhat emotionally distant from the action. Also, at one point, after the different narratives have been well-balanced for the first three (of five) internal books, one storyline then dominates for over 100 pages and the overall momentum never really recovers.The biggest problem, and the thing that left me unsatisfied, is that far too many storylines are simply unresolved. Expectations are raised about what will happen to various characters and their plans, hopes and aspirations but the book finishes before we find out. They are simply left hanging. In fact, only one of the major storylines is satisfactorily concluded.All this sounds a bit negative so there needs a bit of balance. For more than 700 pages, this was a five-star book, extremely well written and with real, if not particularly sympathetic characters. Even though it then loses its way a bit and in fact never reaches its promised destination, the journey is still worth making.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
By A customer
I recently came back to reading Gai-Jin after giving it up a few years ago as it was slow to get started. This time around I have definitely not been disappointed and my perserverence has been rewarded with a thoroughly engrossing read, filling me with knowledge and experiences of not only 19th century Japan, but also of Europe and imperial politics.Don't read this book until you've read some other Clavell books, especially Tai-Pan and Shogun. Once you've read them definitely buy this one! They will give you some of the background and persuade you to carry on through some of the more pedestrian passages.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By Simone Meek
I have just finished this book and wanted to see what other people had thought about it.i was completely enthralled with all of the characters in this novel, the story lines, sub plots, everything about it compelling me to carry on reading it.i have to admit that yes, shogun was a better book. i would certainly recommend reading Shogun and Tai-pan first, without this you would not fully understand the context of the book.as to the reviewer that commented on the ending; i do believe that in the previous books all ties were not neatly tied up, i am now hungry to read the next in the saga, as clavell will, no doubt , provide us with information about the characters as he has done with characters from previous books in Gai-jin.if you are looking for a book that is decently written and something to transport you away from eveyday life then look no further as this is all that you will need.
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