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African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan by Geoffrey Girard, Thomas Lockley
2 reviews
xandra_lyn's review
adventurous
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
So as a book, i'd say it was definitely a 5 - very enjoyable and easy to read. As a biography, it's more like a 2 - there is too much blending of fact and fancy.
I'd almost say it's a factual novel. It's written like a novel, but it's not fiction.
It definitely gave me a good understanding of Japan in the late 1500s, and I felt immerses into Yasuke's life. I felt the "end" had too many loose threads that seemed indirectly linked together (which leads to the factual novel aspect of it).
I'd almost say it's a factual novel. It's written like a novel, but it's not fiction.
It definitely gave me a good understanding of Japan in the late 1500s, and I felt immerses into Yasuke's life. I felt the "end" had too many loose threads that seemed indirectly linked together (which leads to the factual novel aspect of it).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Rape
It deals with war, so a lot of violence and death. Rape was mentioned but not elaborated onpaolina's review against another edition
The book is sold as the story of Yasuke, but almost the entire first half focuses more on the Jesuits as they attempt to convert Japan to Catholicism. As the Jesuits brought Yasuke to Japan, it's needed context, but the depth in which it's discussed is not what I signed up for. Maybe the rest of the book focuses more on Yasuke, but I couldn't stick around to find out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and War
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