Shōgun: The Epic Novel of Japan

To be fair I listened to this book on audio and I do NOT recommend that. Ralph Lister has no range for his voices so all the men sound the same which makes it very difficult. Also you have to pay a lot of attention or you'll get lost which is what happened to me. About 25% I was getting very bored and forced myself to get to about 75% and I finally give up. This is a huge surprise for me because I love Japanese culture and historical fiction. Maybe I will reread it physically in 30 years. I did really enjoy the historical facts though

This one is hard for me to rate. The story is epic. I had emotional reactions to the characters. And I wanted to know what happens in the end. My only real issue was the length. 1300 pages is the longest I've ever read. There were a few times I wanted to call it quits and Google what happened in the end. But I stuck with it. The action sequences were great.