Welcome to Litsy!

#ChunksterChallenge2025 @Amiable

I read several #BitsyChunkster but the two I enjoyed the most were The Lincoln Highway (Towles) and The Valley of Horses (Auel).

#ChunksterPetite Zorro (Allende)
#Chunkster The Priory of the Orange Tree (Shannon)
#ColossalChunkster Shogun

Have you made your Christmas wishlist yet?

https://wildwoodreads.com/2025/12/05/books-on-my-christmas-wishlist-2/

“It is bad when one thing becomes two.”

The beginning of Q3 brings the start of a new chunkster! Starting 15 pages per day with @Kelly326 (although she‘s WAY ahead of me!)

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@Amiable

I had to read Shogun to understand the
"Whys?" of the series. I loved it. Although, it was Japanese historical fiction through the eyes of a white man. I need to read Musashi, written by Murakami, about the same time period. The penny dreadfuls pop out - Dracula, Frankenstein (I remember being so surprised at this-I had been influenced way too much by Hollywood), and The Picture of Dorian Grey. #TLT @dabbe

The romance between Blackthorn and Mariko was a lot more in-depth and satisfying than the newest adaptation. The book goes back and forth from showing women submitting to the men to manipulating the men's actions because they have wisdom. The machinations of daimyos, especially Toronaga, and needless death upset me as much as it did Blackthorn. Although, by the end, BT began to respect the other cultures' differences, even to Catholicism. 👇

A fascinating history which I know nothing. I had to watch the miniseries twice with captions in order not to confuse the characters. I decided to listen to the novel, and I am having the same trouble, but this time, I have a character map. The narrator has the best voice.

What intrigues me the most, that I think the adaptation misses, is the different definitions of bravery that the three different cultures have.

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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/0Vifkwtgg7w

Enjoy!