false<![CDATA[King Rat]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166065693m/9827.jpg982721The time is World War II. The place is a brutal prison camp deep in Japanese-occupied territory. Here, within the seething mass of humanity, one man, an American corporal, seeks dominance over both captives and captors alike. His weapons are human courage, unblinking understanding of human weaknesses, and total willingness to exploit every opportunity to enlarge his power and corrupt or destroy anyone who stands in his path.18992091962King Rattotal:1757|5:22|4:31|3:27|2:4|1:0|17576816215510846falsefalseThu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006Sun Jul 29 13:30:57 -0700 2007Sun Jul 29 13:56:55 -0700 2007
King Rat takes us to Changi, a Japanese prison camp during World War 2, where British and American soldiers are held in dire conditions. We watch as people cling to honor, duty and any semblanc...more...]]>
52falsefalseSat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992Mon Oct 29 15:30:05 -0700 2007Mon Oct 29 15:41:57 -0700 2007 Clavell doing what he does best; making history come to life with very interesting and entertaining fiction.
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King Rat, James Clavell succeeds in doing what countless other authors usually fail at: taken actual experiences from his life and distilled them into a gripping dramatic narrative.
And this praise is perhaps the most damnable understatement the book can receive -- Clavell isn't wri...more...]]>
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bottomline, this book created enough scenes that could actually transport...more...]]>
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52falsefalseWed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992Sat Jun 14 09:16:16 -0700 2008Sat Jun 14 09:18:24 -0700 2008 I was living in Changi at the time I read this and was a block away from the POW memorial, which made the reading even more meaningful to me.]]>
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I was told by a senior editor of a top NY publisher that a war novel without women in...more...]]>
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