Gad786 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Tai-pan is about a man named dirk struan who is a tai-pan(a high rank in the noble house).This is the time when the british were coming to china.It is about his many fight and struggles against his enemys and the help he gets from his clever mistress may-may.It shows the way things were in china and the extreme violence and the greed for money and power. To me it was a quite interesting book and the fights were also very fierce.I would say its a good read.....and if you want you can post it on the doorstep challenge forum when you read it cause it is a little over 700 pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) This is a massive book by the same author as Shogun. It's a brilliant story and one I shall take off the bookshelf again I think. It might be worth mentioning that Tai Pan is really the story of the creation of Hong Kong as it rose to it's great success via the Opium Wars. IT's compelling reading. Thanks for mentioning it again Gad. Edited March 13, 2012 by SueK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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