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FICTION:

Tales of the Matsu Clan
http://www.samurai-archives.com/tmc.html

HISTORY:

Soul of the Samurai? The Misconceptions of the Japanese Sword:
http://www.samurai-archives.com/sts.html

Muromachi and Ashikaga: Flourishing Culture and Political
Disintegration
http://www.samurai-archives.com/maa.html

A film that I did not see mention. I beleive that it is a recent release.
Is TABOU think I am speeling it correct. Has anyone seen this moive and
what are your thoughts on it.

Also; going out on a limb; I got very interesting in the Laura Joh Rowland
Novels. If anyone has read them and although the most of the cahractors tomy
knowlege are fictious. How accurate is she in showing the customes and
prtocal of the courts for this time frame.

Another Two book Serious by Takashi Matsuoka Cloud of Sparrows & Autumn
Bridge

I read both of these novels. Most of the people that I have turned on to
this these books told me that they could nto stop reading. Would like to know
if anyone has red them and thier thoughts. Mostly portaining to the time
period in which it is in.

Qustion I am hoping that I am not sending the rpior post with my reply. I
have tried deleteing the ost before but AOL only lets you select copy when doing
this.

In the Laura Joh Rowland novels she show some aspect of intimacy between
Samuria; I late see this in the above mention movie.

Was this a practice? And I beleive that it was said "That they were
sharing some condisered this sahring Bushido.. But I am not at all sure that this
would be histroically correct. Is there documatation that shows this to be
true.


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Laurah Joh Rowland's books are fairly good in being historically accurate. There's the occasional error and of course a lot of literary license is taken (the killers who have mastered the touch of death and the killing scream).
She can be very brutal in describing samurai arms and armor (many times sounding like she's describing a European Knight). Her early books are the best-the last few have been somewhat weak, but the latest (released July 31), "The Assassin's Touch", was a nice return to form.
Cloud of Sparrows had the background history correct but much of the behavior of the Japanese characters was out of date. It belonged more to the samurai of the Sengoku era. The story was completely outlandish, but very entertaining-I enjoyed the book quite a bit. Autumn Bridge, on the other hand, veered way off the tracks, crashed, and burned. Another entertaining fiction series is a set of samurai mysteries penned by (hope I get the name right) I. L. Parker. They're set much earlier, in Heian Japan, and the titles include Rashomon, The Hell Screen, and The Dragon Scroll. One I would avoid like the plague is The Tales Of The Otori Clan series. It has quite a few fans and is supposed to be made into a film, but for me it lacked any sort of Oriental/Japanese flavor (it's set in a Japan like fantasy land-I suppose it appeals to the Legend Of The Five Rings RPG crowd). It came across much more as European medieval fantasy.

Randy Schadel wrote:

> Laurah Joh Rowland's books are fairly good in being historically
> accurate.

Chacon a son gout.

Personally, I'd rather have root canal with no anesthesia than read one....

Tony

As this is almost my only chance to teach something to Tony on this
list, I have to correct this, at least so satisfy my own ego. "A chacun
son goût" is the right way to say it.

Jerome.

>Chacon a son gout.
>

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They are pretty horrid, they constantly call the
wakuzashi a dirk (put it down and never picked it up
again).


--- Anthony Bryant <anthony_bryant@...> wrote:

> Randy Schadel wrote:
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> > Laurah Joh Rowland's books are fairly good in
> being historically
> > accurate.
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>
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> Chacon a son gout.
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> Personally, I'd rather have root canal with no
> anesthesia than read one....
>
> Tony
>
>

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Thanks forthat post.. Good to hear from different people on this.

I will read them... Hate root canals.. lol.

Will be attacking The Last Samuria next. after I finish with Pirate Hunter.

Atode.


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Thank for the post... I have read all but the last ones mention.. I have
not read the last of the Laura joh Rowland books ; will check it out..

I had a hard time reading Autumn Bridge at first... but then about mid way
through the book the light kicked on; after that I could not stop turning the
pages.

Will look into the series you spoke of also. I kinda thought about
weahter are not that much prtocal would be going on in the era that Clound of
Sparrows was in. but like you enjoyed it.. Was a fun read. although as in shogun.
I doubt that an american would be able to get away with taht much in Jpan
suring the era. Was the only thing I did not care for in the book. Thanks
again for the post... Liketoknow what I am reading even though fiction is showing
the time and era in a hsitorical pretext.

blessing from an old Taoist Man...


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