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A review by mastersal
Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 7 by Fumi Yoshinaga
4.0
Brief review follows - full review to follow later
And enjoyable volume but expectations sunk it a little so I ended up between 3.5 and 4 stars for this one.
I was anticipating this to be one of the most moving volumes since it covered a major scandal in history. Perhaps because I was expecting tragedy the Ejima scandal was sad but didn’t engage me as much as I expect.
The volume showed Yoshimine’s political acumen and iron grit but the scandal itself wasn’t as shocking. I blame expectations for this. I didn’t fret even once in this volume which is pretty unusual for me and the series. It could have been because Ejima seemed to accept his date with equanimity.
Still a strong volume - just more political for me than emotionally.
And enjoyable volume but expectations sunk it a little so I ended up between 3.5 and 4 stars for this one.
I was anticipating this to be one of the most moving volumes since it covered a major scandal in history. Perhaps because I was expecting tragedy the Ejima scandal was sad but didn’t engage me as much as I expect.
The volume showed Yoshimine’s political acumen and iron grit but the scandal itself wasn’t as shocking. I blame expectations for this. I didn’t fret even once in this volume which is pretty unusual for me and the series. It could have been because Ejima seemed to accept his date with equanimity.
Still a strong volume - just more political for me than emotionally.