What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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► Suggest books for me > I would like a fictional book set in feudal Japan revolving around the samurai.

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Bonafide Bookworm | 16 comments Preferably written by someone who is well versed in Japanese culture and may have some knowledge as to how the samurai actually lived back then.


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Rosa (rosaiglarsh) | 5391 comments The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn and other books by the Hooblers.


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Gillian | 343 comments This is a fictionalized account of a real Japanese samurai. Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. Note that it is very long.


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Sharlene (swegner) | 44 comments I haven't read it, but this author is excellent. Sherry Thomas - The Magnolia Sward: A Ballad of Mulan. The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan


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Karen | 262 comments That sounds interesting but Mulan wasn't a samurai :/


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Sharlene (swegner) | 44 comments Karen wrote: "That sounds interesting but Mulan wasn't a samurai :/"
OK, sorry. I'm clueless! Good luck finding what you want!


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Kale | 45 comments Across the Nightingale Floor. It's not exactly about the samurai, but they feature and there's plenty of fighting and assassins.


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