Thomas Louis
Auteur van Samurai: The Code Of The Warrior
Werken van Thomas Louis
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- male
Leden
Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 4
- Leden
- 152
- Populariteit
- #137,198
- Waardering
- 3.4
- Besprekingen
- 6
- ISBNs
- 6
- Talen
- 4
The only thing I found a bit odd about the book was its structure. In between each chapter, the author selects a couple of notable samurai to highlight. Personally, I would've preferred these folks be grouped together, but that's just me. A couple other points that ended up lowering the rating for me was the constant assumption that all samurai were men. Yes, most samurai were men, but women samurais existed and were mentioned several times. Plus, I would've really appreciated a spotlight on Tomoe Gozen, who's one of the few samurai I've actually heard of and a woman to boot.
Honestly, if you're even mildly curious about samurais, this is a good place to start. It doesn't shy away from the more gory aspects of the profession like sepukku and bundori (suicide and head mounting), but it also doesn't exploit them. It just presents them as aspects of the profession. Overall, I found this book fun, engaging, and a quick read.… (meer)