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Nov 22, 2011
Sharon
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If James Clavell's "Shogun" had been as good as "Cloud of Sparrows," I might have finished reading it.
I am serious.
"Cloud of Sparrows" is the story of Lord Genji, a Japanese noble who allows Western missionaries to come to his domain. One member of each generation in his family has the gift of prophecy, and Genji has had a vision that his life will be saved by an outsider one day. So, he allows Westerners into Japan after two centuries of i More...
I am serious.
"Cloud of Sparrows" is the story of Lord Genji, a Japanese noble who allows Western missionaries to come to his domain. One member of each generation in his family has the gift of prophecy, and Genji has had a vision that his life will be saved by an outsider one day. So, he allows Westerners into Japan after two centuries of i More...
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Nov 22, 2011
Mieczyslaw
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It is interesting how people react differently to books, just like people. When I finished "Autumn Bridge" I felt as if someone had just died. There was a moment during which I actually felt empty and wanted to grieve. I felt the same way after reading "Cloud of Sparrows", yet when I started to read this, its sequel, I remembered very little of that story... it came back to me in visions, like personal memories. There will be people who will read both books and wonder what al
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Nov 22, 2011
Serazhutdin
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Поскольку история позднефеодальной Японии с некоторых пор представляла для меня повышенный интерес, я не мог пройти мимо дилогии Такаши Мацуока. Сказать по правде, "Осенний Мост" считается второй книгой, но так уж вышло, что я прочитал её первой и могу сказать, что нисколечко от этого не потерял. Всё дело в том, что обе книги повествуют примерно об одних и тех же событиях, но разительно отличаются хронологией повествования. Трудно сказать, какая книга по отношению к другой является сик
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Jan 14, 2010
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Mengetahui masa depan dan mengetahui masa lampau adalah dua hal yang bermakna sama. Apa bedanya mengetahui hal yang tak terelakkan dengan mengetahui apa yang telah terjadi? Aki-no-Hashi (1311) Sesosok wanita hadir, mengiris keheningan menara tertinggi Kastel Awan Burung Gereja. Kecantikannya memukau, kelembutannya menghanyutkan, dan keanggunannya menebarkan pesona. Tetapi, kemunculannya selalu berselubung misteri. Benarkah dia Lady Shizuka, sang putri sihir dari masa lampau? More...
Mengetahui masa depan dan mengetahui masa lampau adalah dua hal yang bermakna sama. Apa bedanya mengetahui hal yang tak terelakkan dengan mengetahui apa yang telah terjadi? Aki-no-Hashi (1311) Sesosok wanita hadir, mengiris keheningan menara tertinggi Kastel Awan Burung Gereja. Kecantikannya memukau, kelembutannya menghanyutkan, dan keanggunannya menebarkan pesona. Tetapi, kemunculannya selalu berselubung misteri. Benarkah dia Lady Shizuka, sang putri sihir dari masa lampau? More...
Nov 22, 2011
Mark
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Don't remember much about this, other than that there was some good killing! I think the older brother's name was Shigeru - he was this cool delusional samurai who was a master swordsman and killed indiscriminately. Great.
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Nov 24, 2008
Endah
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Di Samurai : Kastel Awan Burung Gereja (buku pertama) dikisahkan pada bagian akhirnya bahwa Genji mengirim Heiko pergi bersama Matthew Stark ke Amerika Serikat sementara Emily Gibson akan tetap tinggal di Jepang di bawah perlindungan Genji, meneruskan misinya semula : mengabarkan injil.
Pada buku keduanya, Samurai : Jembatan Musim Gugur, cerita lebih banyak berkisar pada sejarah asal mula klan Okumichi yang telah ada sejak enam ratus tahun silam (jika bertolak 1860-an, setting tahun More...
Pada buku keduanya, Samurai : Jembatan Musim Gugur, cerita lebih banyak berkisar pada sejarah asal mula klan Okumichi yang telah ada sejak enam ratus tahun silam (jika bertolak 1860-an, setting tahun More...
Nov 22, 2011
Sophiene
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Wonderful read. The sequel to Cloud of Sparrows in which all becomes clear. It appealed to my sense of order as a librarian, so I really liked all the storylines coming together.
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Aug 04, 2011
Hilal
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The demons of the past,
the treachery of the present,
an uncertain future are about to collide in the most terrifying ways.
As past and present collide,
a hidden history comes to life,
and with it a secret prophecy that has been shrouded for centuries and may now finally be revealed.
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Dahulu, di pertengahan semester VI, saya mendapatkan novel Samurai Kastel Awan Burung Gereja. Novel ini saya pilih karena novel Musashi, yang beberapa tahun lalu sudah More...
The demons of the past,
the treachery of the present,
an uncertain future are about to collide in the most terrifying ways.
As past and present collide,
a hidden history comes to life,
and with it a secret prophecy that has been shrouded for centuries and may now finally be revealed.
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Dahulu, di pertengahan semester VI, saya mendapatkan novel Samurai Kastel Awan Burung Gereja. Novel ini saya pilih karena novel Musashi, yang beberapa tahun lalu sudah More...
Sep 10, 2009
Weni
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Buku yang sudah lama kucari2. Nyari di gramedia, nyari di palasari, pesen ke toko buku online, nihil. Akhirnya buku ini ditemukan Kang Erie di pameran buku bandung. Senangnyaaa.... :D
Thanks banget buat Erie yang sudah memberikan buku ini pada saya, gratis :)
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Hal 98: percakapan Lord Masamune dengan istrinya, Lady Kiyomi
Dia (Masamune) membungkuk di atas pelananya: "Aku akan kemba More...
Thanks banget buat Erie yang sudah memberikan buku ini pada saya, gratis :)
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Hal 98: percakapan Lord Masamune dengan istrinya, Lady Kiyomi
Dia (Masamune) membungkuk di atas pelananya: "Aku akan kemba More...
Aug 24, 2010
Jeannette
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This book, as confusing as it was at times, really sucked me into the story. The author kept me off-balance, going back and forth in time, but he really wrapped up all of the stories in a very satisfying way. Poignant, tragic, profound, insightful, suspenseful -- just a few of the words that come into my mind right now. There was love, intrigue, violence, loyalty and betrayal, as well as vivid imagery and fascinating historical details. I am looking forward to reading the first in the series
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Nov 22, 2011
Brian
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Cloud of Sparrows is a very gripping story that includes many different elements, or I should say the confliction of those elements. The story takes place during a transitional period in Japanese history when the West is entering into the lands of Japan that have been closed off from it for many centuries. The story is told from the perspective of a geisha and samurai who really demonstrate the change within the Japanese culture at the time. Secondary characters, such as older members of the sam
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Mar 17, 2008
an
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lanjutan kastel awan burung gereja. kesan yg sama mash dipertahankan penulis di buku kedua ini.
ada yg berbeda tentunya. sesuai covernya, buku ini lebih banyak mengisahkan peremnpuan. lady shizuka keturunan penyihir mongol yg telah mati berabad-abad silam mendatangi emily, warga amerika yg "numpang" tinggal di kedianan genji. sebagai sahabat genji akhirnya mereka terlibat kisah cinta 2 bangsa. perjalanan penuh lika-liku mengingat sebelumnya genji telah memadu kasih bersama heiko ( More...
ada yg berbeda tentunya. sesuai covernya, buku ini lebih banyak mengisahkan peremnpuan. lady shizuka keturunan penyihir mongol yg telah mati berabad-abad silam mendatangi emily, warga amerika yg "numpang" tinggal di kedianan genji. sebagai sahabat genji akhirnya mereka terlibat kisah cinta 2 bangsa. perjalanan penuh lika-liku mengingat sebelumnya genji telah memadu kasih bersama heiko ( More...
Aug 07, 2007
Maddy
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"Genji Okumichi menjadi terkenal di seantero Jepang karena keeksentrikannya dan kemampuan meramal yang diwariskan secara turun-temurun. Segala popularitasnya itu membuat dia dicemburui bangsawan lainnya, yang juga dikarenakan dia mengusulkan agar Jepang mau menerima pendatang dari luar. Satu persatu pertanda yang dia dapatkan mulai terwujud. Selain itu, dia harus mulai menghadapi masa lalunya sendiri, sebelum akhirnya pertanda terakhir muncul..."
Buku ini adalah lanjutan dar More...
Buku ini adalah lanjutan dar More...
Dec 31, 2008
Arlene
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Thought I would really enjoy this book about feudal Japan (including the opening of it up to the West)but I was wrong. Took me forever to finish. Part of the problem was the constant switch between the centuries and the characters, including one character who appears throughout (characterised as either a witch or a seer). Have not yet read this author's first novel, Cloud of Sparrows, which has gotten much better reviews.
Aug 02, 2007
Ferina
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Di buku ini berbagai masalah yang menjadi misteri di buku pertama akan terungkap asal mulanya. Misalnya, dari mana para keturunan Klan Okumichi mendapat kemampuan meramal; alasan Lord Shigeru membunuh ayahnya sendiri, Lord Kiyori.; siapakah Lady Shizuka yang selalu muncul dalam mimpi Lord Genji. Dilengkapi pula dengan silsilah Klan Okumichi, yang memudahkan pembaca memahami cerita ini dan membayangkan hubungan antar tokoh.
Buku ini lebih kompleks dari buku pertamanya, tapi sedikit lam More...
Buku ini lebih kompleks dari buku pertamanya, tapi sedikit lam More...
Jul 26, 2007
Sondang
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I loove how the author wrote this.
He surely had the knowledge to impress me, and he surely had the art of making the beautiful scenery, the description of character in details that you feel you know the person yourself.
One thing that keep me from putting those five stars is I don't like to read about anything about withches, ghost, alien, fortune teller, or any other stuffs beside human and animal (certain kind too).
I still can stand it in the first book, cause the story was so More...
He surely had the knowledge to impress me, and he surely had the art of making the beautiful scenery, the description of character in details that you feel you know the person yourself.
One thing that keep me from putting those five stars is I don't like to read about anything about withches, ghost, alien, fortune teller, or any other stuffs beside human and animal (certain kind too).
I still can stand it in the first book, cause the story was so More...
Nov 22, 2011
catharine
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I thought this was refreshing to read, especially in a week where we were debating the lack of positive female characters in Game of Thrones.
This book has male protagonists, female protagonists, and neither is written as an ugly stereotype. For a book in a high traditional culture where women are not valued, the women in this are self-actualized, gentle, stealthy, wise, weak, daring, and interesting.
The book straddles three periods in time(forgive the Christian-orien More...
This book has male protagonists, female protagonists, and neither is written as an ugly stereotype. For a book in a high traditional culture where women are not valued, the women in this are self-actualized, gentle, stealthy, wise, weak, daring, and interesting.
The book straddles three periods in time(forgive the Christian-orien More...
Aug 24, 2010
Harblue
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kalau pada buku yang pertama lebih banyak cerita tentang kehidupan samurai, di buku yang kedua ini Matsuoka lebih banyak flashback tentangsejarah kastel awan burung gereja. plot cerita pun semakin banyak yang melompat-lompat, jadi kudu agak konsentrasi bacanya. tapi, bukan persoalan yang signifikan karena eritanya tetap mengalir. good!
Sep 29, 2011
Siti
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this the second book of Samurai series by takashi Matsuoka. the book is telling about the history of Genji's family. I was very touched about Genji's parents story.
Nov 23, 2009
Fajar
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Salut dengan para leluhur Samurai jepang pada masanya (jaman Endo)
pengabdian, kesetiaan, penghianatan dan cinta di tuangkan semua dalam novel ini...
pengabdian, kesetiaan, penghianatan dan cinta di tuangkan semua dalam novel ini...
Mar 08, 2009
Livia
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it's amazing, how takashi matsuoka weave hundred piece of stories to form a beautiful tale...
Feb 19, 2012
Mikhail
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Takashi Matsuoka did it again! I felt whisked away to the Majesty and spirit that is feudal Japan!
Apr 07, 2010
Vien
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" Kita semua datang dari angkasa, dan aku sekarang akan kembali.. setidak nya.. "
Mar 23, 2008
Maria
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Ingatan adalah godaan yang berbahaya.
Jika kau mengingat sedikit, kau akan berupaya dengan sia-sia untuk mengingat lebih banyak.
Jika kau mengingat lebih banyak, kau juga akan berusaha untuk mengingat lebih banyak lagi.
Dalam setiap kasus, kau akan mengenang apa yang memuaskanmu dan mengabaikan yang tidak.
Bukankah menakjubkan bahwa ingatan tidak pernah mengecewakanmu? Tidak pelak lagi, kau menemukan apa yang kau cari.
Dan kalau kau mengingat segalanya? Maka rahasianya a More...
Jika kau mengingat sedikit, kau akan berupaya dengan sia-sia untuk mengingat lebih banyak.
Jika kau mengingat lebih banyak, kau juga akan berusaha untuk mengingat lebih banyak lagi.
Dalam setiap kasus, kau akan mengenang apa yang memuaskanmu dan mengabaikan yang tidak.
Bukankah menakjubkan bahwa ingatan tidak pernah mengecewakanmu? Tidak pelak lagi, kau menemukan apa yang kau cari.
Dan kalau kau mengingat segalanya? Maka rahasianya a More...
Jun 06, 2009
Pam
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I really enjoyed the sequel to Cloud of Sparrows.
The author introduces twelve new characters, has the chapters jump back and forth in time, and has one character who jumps back and forth in time within her own chapters.
It was a bit hard keeping up with the connections and I wanted a genealogy map going as I read.
By the end I wanted to get the first book again and start writing down the characters and there connections. I just couldn't do that right away. I am surely tempted More...
The author introduces twelve new characters, has the chapters jump back and forth in time, and has one character who jumps back and forth in time within her own chapters.
It was a bit hard keeping up with the connections and I wanted a genealogy map going as I read.
By the end I wanted to get the first book again and start writing down the characters and there connections. I just couldn't do that right away. I am surely tempted More...
May 11, 2008
Cathy
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This book was very interesting, especially in the writing technique. The book spans three different time periods, alternating between the three. I was a bit confused though and then found out that you really need to read the first book, Cloud of Sparrows. I have that now and will read it and see if it brings more context to the sequel. I have a feeling this is one of those types of books that you can read multiple times and each time you get a little something different or that you missed the
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