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Summary: This is one of the best novels ever writen.
Review: I rated this book as high as book godfather and brave new world !
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Summary: Yeah, yeah get some!!!
Review: I read this book in my 9th grade honors english class (like the person above me). It is so amazingly dope. It's hard to explain the amazing feeling you get after reading it. you should read it. um, okay.
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Summary: AMAZING!!!
Review: I read this book in grade 10, and I still love it. There isn't much to say about it except that the ending is so amazing. I know lots of people find the end inadequate, but that's because they missed the whole point of the book. I would quote the end paragraph here, but I don't have the book in front of me.
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Summary: A good read!
Review: I hadn't read anything of Clavell's before "King Rat," so I came to him fresh and with no preconceived notions. I enjoyed this book, but found the ending somewhat unsatisfying.Still, I would recommend "King Rat" for its apparently realistic view of the horrors of a POW camp and the lengths to which the human spirit will go to survive. The main character IS an interesting fellow.
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Summary: A thrilling read...
Review: James Clavell has drawn upon his personal experiences of a WW II POW camp to write this novel. And what a novel it is...I could not put the book down. I highly recommend the exciting adventures of The King and his entourage!
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Summary: not immoral
Review: this book is surely one of the best. its meaning is crystal clear : in life better strong than weak. the fact is that the king doesn't steal food or money like those weak officers , he just buys low ans sells high. what clavell wants to say to us is that making money out of other people's stupidity is much better than being stupid.
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Summary: A MUST READ! My favorite novel!
Review: I read this novel for an oral presentation in my 10th grade honors english class. This was such a good book, in fact, that I produced a 15 minute presentation and earned a grade of an A+ from a teacher that has NEVER given an A+ in 30 years of teaching. In his shortest Novel of the Asian series, Clavell fills every page with meaning. His contant references back to Christ build his every aspect of the setting. The last two pages of this novel are the best two pages of literature that I have ever seen in my 16 years on this earth. I have read and re-read them over 100 times (honest!). I recommend this book to all audiences, but especially to those who want a book with heavy information. "And Adam ruled, for he was the King. Until the day his will to be King deserted him. Then he died, food for a stronger. And the strongest 'was always the King, not by strength alone, but King by cunning and luck and strength together. Among the rats" (352).
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Summary: good, both for contents and educational purposes
Review: I had to read this book because one of my students put it on his English reading list and I am glad he did so. Apart from it being a fast-paced, well-written account of POW's in Asian war camps it also provides me, as a teacher, with a great hang-up for discussing differences between American and English culture (Peter Marlowe and the King) (compulsory subject to be dealt with in the Dutch English class)
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Summary: One of the best books i've ever read.
Review: I read this book for my Honors English class in the 9th grade, and it is still, after all these years, one of my favorite books. There is no way to capture the feelings you read while reading this novel in such a short review space, but trust me, read the novel. It is powerful, well written, and extremely intelligent.
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Summary: Truly and excellent book.
Review: Actually, I rate this an 11. This was the first, and the fifth, and the last Clavell novel that I have read (yes, I read it three times). Clavell even coproduced an excellent movie adaptation in the late 60's (though filmed purposely in black and white) which captured the entire mood of the book. The reason that this book works so well is that Clavell himself lived the story. The character of Peter Marlowe is based on Clavell himself, and it shows. This book is a brutal, depressing display of humanity at its basest. Not for the light hearted, but a must for anyone interested in WWII or in Asia.
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