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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS is Lo Kuan-chung's retelling of the events attending the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 AD, one of the most tumultuous and fascinating periods in Chinese history. It is an epic saga of brotherhood and rivalry, loyalty and treachery, victory and death. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this fourteenth-century masterpiece is still loved and read throughout Asia.
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Empires wax and wane; states cleave asunder and coalesce. Read the first page
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly i was interested in the games that were created (Dynasty Warriors) using the book as a foundation. But after a while the history began to interest me and with my friend purchasing this book i decided to do so. From the opening chapter to the end of the first volume the book just kept giving and giving. The book shows you how betrayal, honour, friend ship and trust took their part in the crumbling of the Han Dynasty and the building of the Three Kingdoms. The book is well written and the author uses the perfect word choice to describe the characters and the battles. I am currently reading the second volume and hope to report on that too. My advice is to get the book as soon as possible and be whisked away to a world of warriors and heros!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By D. Howard
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Wow! Volume 1 of 2 (I believe) and I was initially very confused about the pronounciations and spelling of the names of the characters before I realised I was thinking in a very 'Eurocentric' way, without taking into account the fact that the translations within are probably more accurate than those in the console games that have developed from these accounts.
However, having worked my way through my confusion, this is an epic historical piece, rightly broken down as thew weight of the entirety would be too much to lift! The story of the fall of a Dynasty and the turmoil that followed very much engages, although I suppose you have to have a hiostorical turn of mind to get into it. Not just a list of times, people and events but a full narrative that tells of both the personal and political struggles that surfaced during the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
However, having worked my way through my confusion, this is an epic historical piece, rightly broken down as thew weight of the entirety would be too much to lift! The story of the fall of a Dynasty and the turmoil that followed very much engages, although I suppose you have to have a hiostorical turn of mind to get into it. Not just a list of times, people and events but a full narrative that tells of both the personal and political struggles that surfaced during the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Tialok
Format:Paperback
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a fantastic story about the struggle of the Han empire. The first novel concentrates on the rise of the "Three Kingdoms" period, which begins life as a strategy for balancing power between the three main rivals. I use the word fantastic because the stories in this book were recorded by those who were there at the time, but they were also passed through word of mouth all around China. Therefore parts of the story are exaggerated and twisted in the telling (or writing). There are also spectacular observations of shamanistic type magic and very advanced healing methods, Hero's of epic proportions and might, and characters with very interesting traits. This book contains a great balance between an epic dialogue concerning the main protagonists and several short moral stories about specific characters. It also gives you a great sense of Chinese culture, the story being about the re-uniting of the three factions in order to re-form China.
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so many characters
It might be a classic, but for readers used to modern writing, it's really quite difficult to follow. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Squirrel
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A note on the differing translations of this story
(This review is more a note on the two major ways of writing the various names in our alphabet rather than of the story itself, although my rating does indeed rate the story itself... Read more
Published on 30 April 2011 by Luke W. Carroll
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Wrong Translations
The story and history itself is great however this particular version of the book is filled with incorect translations with Liu Bei being Liu Pei, Cao Cao being Ts'ao Ts'ao and not... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2008 by Spanton
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ROTK
This review is looking at both books one and two as they are meant to be read together.These books are a good blend of History and Fiction. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2004 by M
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One of the worlds oldest, and greatest novels
This is undoubtedly the greatest of all books. It focuses on three men who lived at the end of the China's Han dynasty and displays their struggle to prevent its downfall. Read more
Published on 28 July 2004
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my favourite book
Enthralling.... the best word to describe it. Its long but essential
Published on 26 Aug 2003
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Very rewarding if you have the patience
Mandatory reading for anyone interested in Chinese classics. Long and complicated but more involving as you go. Read more
Published on 28 May 2003
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