DislikedI think I was comparing it to Shogun and it didn't pull me in quite as fast as Shogun did. And so I just kind of lost interest incredibly quickly.
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Tai-Pan (Asian Saga (1966)
Creators: Mixed "It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. 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!"--P. [4] of cover.
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LovedI loved just the cross-cultural exploration in the first three books I think it's something that clell just excels at and he excels at it here in a very subtle Manner.
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