A review by kimberly_b
Shōgun by James Clavell

2.0

Maybe this just wasn't the right time for me to read Shogun, because I could just not get into it. I've been to Japan and loved it so I was really expecting to enjoy this read, but I reached page 425 and hit a brick wall. I just couldn't read it anymore. I skim read the rest, read the last 5 pages or so and called it good. The characters are okay, but the constantly shifting points of view left me feeling like I knew all of the characters a little bit but none of them really well. There was a decent amount of action, but it wasn't suspenseful. Overall, it was very ho-hum. I must say that the constant fart references were distracting for me. I'm not a prude by any means, but the constant fart references just seemed juvenile and dumb. Sorry to all those out there that really love this book. I know my opinion is in the minority.