Noble House
by James Clavell
Taste attributes: businessthrillerdramacrimeunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryrescue/escape/jeopardydeep rivalry
Boxlist takeAn expansive, stirring book: heavy and grounded. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are the days of high from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes -- fire, flood, and landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong -- the heart of Asia -- rich in every trade... money, flesh, opium, power.
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- Author
- James Clavell
- Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 1174
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- Open Library
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