Black Wind
by F. Paul Wilson
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Author: F. Paul WilsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-03
ISBN: 0765362929
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Tor Books
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Book Review: Soap Opera to End All Soap Operas
Summary: 3 Stars
F. Paul Wilson has written a chick-lit World War II novel that details the interweaving storylines of:
1) An American boy whose father's suicide is foretold pages and pages in advance due to his love of the stockmarket in the late 1920s
2) The American boy's boyhood friend, who is from Japan, who just happens to be under the guardianship of the gardener at the American boy's estate because his father was afraid that this Japanese son, like his older brother before him, will be taken in by a mystical sect of Japanese monks that likes to eliminate body parts of its members
3) That Japanese brother's older brother, who was taken in by a mystical sect of Japanese monks that likes to eliminate body parts...
4) A Japanese girl whose marriage has been arranged to the older Japanese brother, but who the younger Japanese brother falls in love with prior to knowing she is engaged to his older brother, but who is assigned to guard the girl when she travels to America, where she just happens to meet boy #1, who is looking for boy #2 after they had a fall out caused by a misunderstanding...
This book is long, and richly detailed. There are many historical figures and events intertwined with the fictional ones, and if someone isn't familiar with World War II history, they might find it interesting to read about the events. My problem was the soap opera with all the characters, and how, in a world of millions of people, their lives just kept happening to come together
Not Mr. Wilson's best, and certainly not the best WWII novel ever written. Check out Wouk's "The Winds of War," or "Mutiny on the Bounty."
Summary of Black Wind
F. Paul Wilson?s powerful World War II novel is an unforgettable saga of passion and terror, the ravages of war, the pain of betrayal, and the glory of love.
At the heart of the story are four people torn between love and honor: Matsuo Okumo, born in Japan, raised in America, and hated in both lands; Hiroki Okumo, his brother, a modern samurai sworn to serve a secret cult and the almighty Emperor; Meiko Satsuma, the woman they both love; and Frank Slater, the American who turned away when Matsuo needed him, and who now struggles to repay his debt of honor.
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