The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel289 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 1998 Patience and Growth Yields Great Reward + A certain "something" that is bizarre and intriguing + Excellent read + Think for yourself + Chronicle of the Lost             Shogun305 reviews James Clavell Dell, 1976 A Classic Epic of Breathtaking Scope + What every Japan lover wishes for... + Great Read + Good stuff + Loosen the Jesses on the Falcon of Your Soul!             The Lake Ching Murders (Zhong Fong Mystery)1 review David Rotenberg McArthur & Company Publishing, Ltd., 2005 Excellent Glimpse of China Great, if gruesom, murder mystery, with fascinating descriptions of Chinese culture.             Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1)172 reviews Lian Hearn Riverhead Trade, 2003 Fantastic + A good start to a decent series + Beautiful description and interesting setting After reading this novel, I was hooked. I then went and purchased all books in the series. This series is fantastic and very addictive. The writing is artistic and sensitive. Very very good!             The Fencing Master97 reviews Arturo Perez-Reverte Harvest Books, 2004 A Splendid Performance. + An excellent character study; a less satisfying mystery + Honor and intrigue! + The fencing master             Rashomon Gate19 reviews I. J. Parker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Involved Mysteries with a welcome glimpse into 11thC Japan life + Classes, conspiracy, and death. + Story great, quality poor + Rashomon Gate + Very Enjoyable             Cloud of Sparrows95 reviews Takashi Matsuoka Delta, 2004 Another masterpiece + A captivating quasi-epic that takes you to another time. + NOT a Clavell clone! + Beautifully Written, Perfectly Plotted             Excursion to Tindari: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery20 reviews Andrea Camilleri Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Exquisite Mysteries, Little Personal Plots, Tiny Pleasures, and Sardonic Humor + my trip to italy + Camilleri Has Few Equals + Excursion to Tindari + Exquisite Mysteries, Little Personal Plots, Tiny Pleasures, and Sardonic Humor             Rashomon Gate19 reviews I. J. Parker Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Involved Mysteries with a welcome glimpse into 11thC Japan life + Classes, conspiracy, and death. + Story great, quality poor + Rashomon Gate + Very Enjoyable             The Fencing Master97 reviews Arturo Perez-Reverte Harvest Books, 2004 A Splendid Performance. + An excellent character study; a less satisfying mystery + Honor and intrigue! + The fencing master             Cloud of Sparrows95 reviews Takashi Matsuoka Delta, 2004 Another masterpiece + A captivating quasi-epic that takes you to another time. + NOT a Clavell clone! + Beautifully Written, Perfectly Plotted             Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1)172 reviews Lian Hearn Riverhead Trade, 2003 Fantastic + A good start to a decent series + Beautiful description and interesting setting After reading this novel, I was hooked. I then went and purchased all books in the series. This series is fantastic and very addictive. The writing is artistic and sensitive. Very very good!             The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel289 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 1998 Patience and Growth Yields Great Reward + A certain "something" that is bizarre and intriguing + Excellent read + Think for yourself + Chronicle of the Lost             The Lake Ching Murders (Zhong Fong Mystery)1 review David Rotenberg McArthur & Company Publishing, Ltd., 2005 Excellent Glimpse of China Great, if gruesom, murder mystery, with fascinating descriptions of Chinese culture.             Excursion to Tindari: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery20 reviews Andrea Camilleri Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Exquisite Mysteries, Little Personal Plots, Tiny Pleasures, and Sardonic Humor + my trip to italy + Camilleri Has Few Equals + Excursion to Tindari + Exquisite Mysteries, Little Personal Plots, Tiny Pleasures, and Sardonic Humor             Shogun305 reviews James Clavell Dell, 1976 A Classic Epic of Breathtaking Scope + What every Japan lover wishes for... + Great Read + Good stuff + Loosen the Jesses on the Falcon of Your Soul!