Pros: Great detail, Controversial, Builds momentum, Exciting. Cons: Mean spirited and somewhat offensive to various cultures.
"Shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. ...Shibumi is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. ...One must pass through knowledge and arrive at simplicity."
Pros: Engrossing, entertaining, intelligent, caustic, sarcastic, well-paced, and lengthy. Cons: Some racist generalizations.
History, of a sort
Trevanian wrote three anti-hero spy genre stories before moving on to more personal, psychological tales (The Summer of Katya). The first two, The Eiger Sanction and The Loo Sanction, featured Jonathon...
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