Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why

Re:Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why by brown9-2 on Sunday December 05, 2010 @11:06PM (#1973854)

Would you recommend any of his followup books? I'm worried that stories with different characters, time periods etc won't have the same feel.

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Re:Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why by avinashv on Sunday December 05, 2010 @11:23PM (#1973895)

I've read only Noble House. It's quite rich on the culture--maybe not so much as Shogun--and captures the setting quite well, but I didn't find it nearly as entrancing as Shogun.

Worth a read, still.

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Re:Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why by ramidarigaz on Monday December 06, 2010 @12:19AM (#1974036)

Likewise. Noble House was a good read, but Shogun was much better.

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Re:Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why by relic17 on Monday December 06, 2010 @05:17AM (#1974722)

Clavell's whole Asian Saga (Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House, and Whirlwind) is amazing. My favorite is Tai-Pan - the book had a tremendous impact on me, and I'd imagine it would appeal to every real entrepreneur. The underlying themes are freedom, individualism, honor, risk-taking, and ultimately, building something and defending it.

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Re:Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why by derrickpetzold on Sunday December 05, 2010 @11:51PM (#1973966)

After Shogun I read a bunch of his books. The only one that stood out for me was Rat King.

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Re:Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why by jacquesm on Monday December 06, 2010 @12:27AM (#1974053)

> Rat King

It didn't stand out enough for you to get the title right though ;)

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Re:Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why by jacquesm on Monday December 06, 2010 @12:25AM (#1974050)

Tai Pan, King Rat.

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