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Summary: Hands down: Clavell's finest work
Review: Noble House is one of those rare books that gets really under your skin. The setting, plot,and characterization are written so colorfully it's as if the reader is in Hong Kong watching the novel unfold. Noble House is an ancient British-owned (actually Scottish) Asian trading company based in Hong Kong. The novel captures how difficult it is for such a company to stay on top. The Noble House has to protect itself from hostile takeovers, foreign powers via the KGB, CIA, and MI-6, and internal strife to name a few such difficulties. I consider myself to be an above average reader; the 1370 pages of Noble House flew by in a three day weekend. If you like historical novels, this is a book for you.
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Summary: Good, but not as good as Clavell's others
Review: Noble House is a really good novel--I was never bored during its almost 1400 pages. However, it didn't rivet me like Tai-Pan or King Rat did. In fact, the story starts fairly slowly, and the ending is very anticlimatic. (Clavell seems to have a penchant for writing disappointing endings. The ending to Shogun was SUCH a letdowm!) Read this novel if you've finished Tai-Pan and King Rat already. But if you haven't, those two novels are much better.
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Summary: A fantastic read
Review: In this book Clavell truly surpasses himself and writes a story equivalent to that of his earlier work, Shogun. The plot is riveting and exciting, and completely unique. Overall, it's a fantastic read that shows an extrodinary perception of the fast-paced world of Hong Kong and the effects the intrusion of Europeans has had on it.
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Summary: Noble House: A fullfilling read
Review: This novel is told over a nine day period. In Hong Kong, anything can happen. This story is full of intricate twists and turns. A high action and suspensful thriller which all comes together to a climactic and fullfilling ending. An interesting aspect is how the novel is set up; the story is told through dialogue, while we, the reader, sit back and listen in. Along with the twenty-fourty main events in the novel, everyday life is described in vivid detail. If you want to walk along with some of the most interesting characters as they make and break life-or-death decisions, then Noble House is DEFINITELY the book for you.
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Summary: high suspense level, up there with _Sho-gun_
Review: This book makes a leap of one century from Clavell's _Gai-jin_, and presents an interesting look at the culture and economy of Hong Kong. I cannot say how accurate it is except in one respect: passion for gambling. Having worked for years with natives of Hong Kong I believe Clavell has captured this aspect well. What Clavell does best with _Noble House_ is to maintain a high suspense level. Every character in the book could die; one must wait a long time to find out how it's going to turn out. Most of the characters are interesting enough. Just the shenanigans involved with the Hong Kong economy would make this a worthwhile read.
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Summary: A Great Historical Novel !
Review: The book Noble House is an absolutely entrancing roller-coaster ride of a adventure! It is an account based on the famous trading house giant Jardine Matheson and Co. of Hong Kong which was founded in the early 19th century by William Jardine (the Dirk Struan of Clavell's Tai-Pan). This book is absolutely a stunning tour-de-force of knowledge of the Bysantine complexities of Hong Kong's social and political intrigue- where long memories trigger hatreds and alliances that are invisible to those ignorant of custom and hisotry. This novel absolutely gripped me. It has provided me with THOUSANDS of dollars of entertainment for a few pennies per hour! Read the first few pages, and you will be hooked! it is that good.
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Summary: Impossible to put the book down...
Review: Noble House is one of the best novels I have read lately. Don't let the 1,400-page book intimidates you. I guarantee you'll find it hard to put the book down once you started. The characters were written with such insights that you actually care what happen to them. Put this book into the shopping cart now. You'll be glad you did.
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Summary: Fantastic, exciting story; gifted story taller.
Review: This is the first novel I've read of his. What a wonderful surprise.He is a gifted story teller, who can write a novel with many subplots at one time and the plot still stays together and progresses smoothly. I can't wait to read another novel of his.
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Summary: Worthy of a whole-week mini-series !
Review: I've read the whole Asian Saga, and this is Clavell's finest masterpiece. I read Noble House twice as an undergrad. Now, taking a break from law school, I'm reading it for a third time and I'm enjoying it like it was the first time. Dunross is just the character that I like . . .the one who pulls the strings. Noble House is the best way to get a peek at the incredible and exotic Asian world.
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Summary: Not to be missed!
Review: Probably the best book I have ever read. Surpasses even the legendary Shogun. Clavell's work is riveting. Couldn't put it down. Worth every minute, a must read.
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