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Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan | James Clavell
5 posts | 18 read | 10 to read
It is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself supreme rulerTai-Pan!
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Trace
Trace
Tai-Pan | James Clavell
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If you like Shogun read this one too.

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MayJasper
MayJasper
Tai-Pan | James Clavell
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Dirk Straun rose to be supreme leader of pre-developed Hong Kong.

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JazzFeathers Goodness! I read this book sooooo very long ago. I had almost forgotten. I remember l was intimidated by the page count, but l ended up loving it. Superb historical setting. 3y
MayJasper Yes me too @JazzFeathers so long ago but I loved it despite it being a chunkster. 3y
Eggs Great pick!! 3y
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LauraJ
LauraJ
Tai-Pan | James Clavell
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Walked all the way to the bookstore and didn‘t buy anything. But it was good exercise (#bfcr2) and I found another #streetread.

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wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌 It's always a great walk when you're walking to the bookstore. 👍 👍 5y
kamoorephoto I remember my dad reading this book...such a weird flashback 🤔 5y
LauraJ @kamoorephoto I remember seeing Sho-Gun everywhere when I was a kid. 5y
LauraJ @wanderinglynn Thanks! I‘ve had a cold for the past week, but it‘s still been good to have the encouragement to get some gentle exercise done. 5y
kamoorephoto @LauraJ That one too! We lived in Hong Kong at the time so it was a popular one... 5y
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Anton
Anton
Tai-Pan | James Clavell
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Gittelbooks
Gittelbooks
Tai-Pan | James Clavell
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I ended up loving this despite struggles with the pidgin English & lengthy battle scenes. The characters were engaging in so many ways. Best of all was the insight into the genius of recognizing Hong Kong's potential as a commercial powerhouse. Britain in its heyday before the decline of the Empire. If you like adventure, intrigue and history give this a try.

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