King Rat by James Clavell Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of King Rat
Book Review: King Clavell
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a brilliant work. I was fully vested in each and every character. Whether or not you like the populace of this prison camp, if you sympathize with the honest or the desperate, you will care about the men portrayed in this effort. Even the Japanese guards are well rendered and have substance. Read it!Book Review: King Rat by Clavell
Summary: 5 Stars
Start with Shogun by Clavell and work up to Gai-Jin, Noble House, King Rat and the rest of the Asian saga. They are tremendous and educationalBook Review: King for half a century (almost)
Summary: 5 Stars
This book King Rat, is one of the best genre fiction books you could ever come across. The detail of the plot is just so unexpected. All this happened in a miserable military concentration camp (which is what it was in Changi during ww 2) It is fresh and well written and psychologically real as if it was written recently and yet the book itself is older than the Beatles. There are at least 5 astoundingly original characters in this book as well as the usual corruptable military types.
Corporal King (King Rat) is one of the less astounding but is completely believable as a street wise American who benefits from the moral shambles aroung him.
The author, the late James Clavell-an Englisman- was imprisoned in Changi by the Japanese, himself as a young Captain.
It is beautifully written within the tough prisoner genre that the book belongs to.
If you like WW 2 stories about near triumphs and near misses over moral corruption you will really admire this classic book.
Book Review: MOVING and though provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
The book is deeply moving and thought provoking. What is really important in life? How would I develop or handle such circumstances if put to reality? What is moral or not and where is the fine line between survival and death? All of these questions are posed by Clavell... What a masterful portrayal! Clavell is such an outstanding writer! Sho-gun was my first read.. This one is a classic also!! Recommended.Book Review: Mistake
Summary: 5 Stars
The King visits the jungle village. James has shown them to be predominantly Muslims. Yet they are having a feast of Pork. I have read and have all the books of James Clavell and enjoy them . I feel this is a gross mistake.VIRENDRA PAWAR PUNE INDIA e-mail: delta @vsnl.com