998 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385343244
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Delta
Publication date: Not specified
Description
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,263 reviews
Moods
tense 43%
challenging 36%
informative 35%
emotional 23%
dark 22%
mysterious 20%
reflective 19%
inspiring 14%
sad 14%
funny 8%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 22% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GoreModerate
Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs
998 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385343244
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Delta
Publication date: Not specified
Description
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,263 reviews
Moods
tense 43%
challenging 36%
informative 35%
emotional 23%
dark 22%
mysterious 20%
reflective 19%
inspiring 14%
sad 14%
funny 8%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 22% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Death, GoreModerate
Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs