Shōgun- The novel and new TV series

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eddiec
eddiec Posts: 3,959
edited March 2024 in All Encompassing Trip
Definitely one of my all-time favorite novels. I just saw FX made a new television series. Has anybody started watching it yet?

My plan is to re-read the novel and then start the series. Has to be at least thirty years since I read it.


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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,807
    I reread about 10 -15 years ago.  Love it.
    Haven't seen shoe but looking forward to it.
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  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,966
    Actually about to start it today. Never read the book, but do remember seeing it my moms bookshelf was I was younger
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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited March 2024
    I read that book, along with a few of Clavell's other novels, including King Rat. The only things I remember are: One hand is for wiping, the other eating; and seppuku. Do you think it's the eating hand that does the latter? It should be the shit-wiping hand, if you ask me.

    The first two episodes are lovely with beautiful language.
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    Finally re-read the novel. I forgot what a great book it is. It was strange that I remembered so little of it even though I enjoyed it so much the first time. I guess with a novel that long, it's hard to remember much, especially after thirty years.

    When I was 500 pages in, I started watching the series, but I caught up in like two episodes, so I just waited until I finished the book before I watched the rest. What a great series. Obviously, things were condensed/omitted/changed, but overall, it really captured the essence of the novel.


  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Spunkie said:
    I read that book, along with a few of Clavell's other novels, including King Rat. The only things I remember are: One hand is for wiping, the other eating; and seppuku. Do you think it's the eating hand that does the latter? It should be the shit-wiping hand, if you ask me.

    The first two episodes are lovely with beautiful language.
    Kind of makes sense but then, would you want to take the chance of getting some nasty bacteria in your gut?  Noooo!

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,807
    eddiec said:
    Finally re-read the novel. I forgot what a great book it is. It was strange that I remembered so little of it even though I enjoyed it so much the first time. I guess with a novel that long, it's hard to remember much, especially after thirty years.

    When I was 500 pages in, I started watching the series, but I caught up in like two episodes, so I just waited until I finished the book before I watched the rest. What a great series. Obviously, things were condensed/omitted/changed, but overall, it really captured the essence of the novel.


    Been years since I read them but wanted to do the same.  Too many books in the pile I've yet to read....
    Cool that you did it 
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