Noble House
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- Author：James Clavell
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Summary
Taking place over the course of an eventful week in 1963 Hong Kong， James Clavell's Noble House is a masterfully woven novel of true suspense。
Ian Dunross， the current tai-pan of the illustrious yet financially troubled Struan empire， is racing to undo the damage his predecessor left behind and to once again stand on stable ground。 And he'll do whatever it takes--including striking a hard-fought deal with an American millionaire。 But his rival， Quillan Gornt， has other plans。 Suddenly caught in a dubious plot involving Soviet spies， Hong Kong's criminal underground， and the hostile takeover of his company， Dunross holds nothing back in the fight for the Noble House。
Espionage， mayhem， and high-stakes betrayals make Noble House Clavell's most prolific and imaginatively crafted narrative in the Asian Saga。
Ian Dunross， the current tai-pan of the illustrious yet financially troubled Struan empire， is racing to undo the damage his predecessor left behind and to once again stand on stable ground。 And he'll do whatever it takes--including striking a hard-fought deal with an American millionaire。 But his rival， Quillan Gornt， has other plans。 Suddenly caught in a dubious plot involving Soviet spies， Hong Kong's criminal underground， and the hostile takeover of his company， Dunross holds nothing back in the fight for the Noble House。
Espionage， mayhem， and high-stakes betrayals make Noble House Clavell's most prolific and imaginatively crafted narrative in the Asian Saga。
Reviews
Jaeden Palanog
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I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Matthew
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Easy to listen to over months of commuting， but lacks the charm and emotional investment of Shogun or Tai-Pan。 It was interesting to see Clavell transform his previous political intrigues into the cat-and-mouse of the Cold War days of espionage and modern corporate maneuverings。 The resolution was predictable， but not dissatisfying。
Desiree Valenzuela
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Not my favorite but enjoyable even so。The dialogue drags a little bit in places。 I don't really need a blow-by-blow detailed explanation of the intricacies of gold smuggling in Asia， for example。 A few of the incidents， and the characters' responses to them， stretch credibility quite a lot。 （It's difficult to imagine anyone surviving a horrendous fire， spending hours rescuing other people， then up early the next day and back at work as if nothing had happened） Still I did find this novel enjoyab Not my favorite but enjoyable even so。The dialogue drags a little bit in places。 I don't really need a blow-by-blow detailed explanation of the intricacies of gold smuggling in Asia， for example。 A few of the incidents， and the characters' responses to them， stretch credibility quite a lot。 （It's difficult to imagine anyone surviving a horrendous fire， spending hours rescuing other people， then up early the next day and back at work as if nothing had happened） Still I did find this novel enjoyable reading。 。。。more
Andy Pandy
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Like all of James Clavell Noble House is extremely fun。 It is not literary， no one in a university class will call it a "text" and yet I found myself learning about life from it。 Taken with a grain of salt， of course。 Clavell just had it as a storyteller。 Worth a summer read， that is for sure。 Like all of James Clavell Noble House is extremely fun。 It is not literary， no one in a university class will call it a "text" and yet I found myself learning about life from it。 Taken with a grain of salt， of course。 Clavell just had it as a storyteller。 Worth a summer read， that is for sure。 。。。more
Chris
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Long。。。 And a bit of a predictable end。
Frederic
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Maye
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Roslyn
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Marlin
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Forrest
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Hassan
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Antwon
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Annalise
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Otho
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Arch
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Cristal
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Marcelle
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Candido
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Jalon
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Danny Topp
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I liked the book and it is as good as the others in the series。 I gave it only 4 stars because it was too long。 There were a lot of asides and minor storylines that could have been cut。
Victor Nobrega
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So so so goodTruly truly loved。it。 elaborate and exciting this story goes deep into her noble house。 Economy and politics and drama all mixed together。 Loved it。
Max Cioux
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I guess I'll have to go back and read the other Clavell works。 I really liked Taipan and I enjoyed Noble House even more。 Although the rich tapestry of characters and plot were， at times nearly overwhelming， in the end， the complex picture that Clavell paints is the Hong Kong I remember， and lament。 Time marches on and the Hong Kong that was shall never be again。I'm always sad when I reach the end of a good book。 However， I do like to imagine an American woman as Taipan of the Noble House。 I do I guess I'll have to go back and read the other Clavell works。 I really liked Taipan and I enjoyed Noble House even more。 Although the rich tapestry of characters and plot were， at times nearly overwhelming， in the end， the complex picture that Clavell paints is the Hong Kong I remember， and lament。 Time marches on and the Hong Kong that was shall never be again。I'm always sad when I reach the end of a good book。 However， I do like to imagine an American woman as Taipan of the Noble House。 I don't think Clavell lived to write #6。 If I'm wrong I'll check that one out as well。 Thank you Mr。 Clavell。 。。。more
Omar San-Loz
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En su momento， la primera novela que leí que me acerco a la cultura china。
Nicolas
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I couldn't take it。 I used to like James Clavell， but this is a kind of revolting adulation of wealthy deal-makers， none of whom seem particularly admirable or interesting。 oh well。 I couldn't take it。 I used to like James Clavell， but this is a kind of revolting adulation of wealthy deal-makers， none of whom seem particularly admirable or interesting。 oh well。 。。。more
Trent
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Sensational
Ira Livingston
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Review coming soon！
Valya Muravleva
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This book kept me away， at night I would dream of waking up and continue reading it。 So I did。 Great book
Sydney Stories
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5/5 ***Disclaimer: I do think you need to read Tai Pan first， because Noble House draws deeply from many aspects of Tai Pan， the themes and the characters。 Despite Noble House taking place over two hundred years later， it often references the characters from Tai Pan and without reading that you'll be lost and the book won't mean as much to you。 There was also a singular reference to Shogun， which I adored。 A couple mentions here and there about Gai Jin， all by the same author， but you really mus 5/5 ***Disclaimer: I do think you need to read Tai Pan first， because Noble House draws deeply from many aspects of Tai Pan， the themes and the characters。 Despite Noble House taking place over two hundred years later， it often references the characters from Tai Pan and without reading that you'll be lost and the book won't mean as much to you。 There was also a singular reference to Shogun， which I adored。 A couple mentions here and there about Gai Jin， all by the same author， but you really must read Tai Pan before reading Noble House。 My review isn't spoilery though。 ***Noble House is vast in scope and plot and page count， despite only covering a little over a week in time。 If every week was the same for these characters， they'd need a lot of therapy and a month in the tropics just to cope。 To avoid spoiling anything about Tai Pan， what I will say is that this book follows the company built by Dirk Struan in Tai Pan over 200 years ago。 Noble House takes place in 1963 in Hong Kong， China。 It still belonged to the Brits at this point in time， and most of the plot centers on a group of British people， though there is heavy references and influence to the KGB and Russians as the plot develops- more on that in a moment。 Essentially， Noble House follows Ian Dunross， a descendent of Dirk Struan。 He is bound by legacy and honor to uphold Dirk's rules and keep Noble House afloat。 Unfortunately， Ian inherits a failing company。 Some tai pans （leaders of the company） before him were weak and there hasn't been true power since the Hag was still alive- another reference and important piece of information you'll get when you read Tai Pan。 Ian has to save his company， but he can't comprise Dirk's rules。 He can't sell part Noble House， which would save him。 He must forge ahead， and follow his ancestor's rules to the T or he will lose his family's legacy forever。 There are many key players in this book。 A man and a woman from an American company have swooped in to help or maybe hurt Noble House- and they're in it for the money。 And they also might be gun runners working for the American Mafia。 There's the Chinese mafia， which would be glad to help Noble House， so long as Noble House bends to it's will。 There's multiple banks in Hong Kong and Macao who've already staked their desire in winning the illustrious prize of Noble House; they'll help Ian for sure， if he gives up his company rights。 And in the midst of Ian desperate to save his company， disaster strikes。 Runs on banks and kidnapping of high profile individuals。 The police are helping- or are they， considering some of them are KGB spies？ Who can Ian trust？ How will he secure Noble House's place in history？ Can he last the week？ And what about Gornt， Ian's sworn enemy who will do anything in his second best company， Rothwell-Gornt to tear Noble House down at all costs？ As all of these events and people collide， we are left with several messages and life lessons I found so wonderful I must share them here。 One huge lesson in this book and in Tai Pan is the concept of "joss"。 It essentially means fate， though Tai Pan clarifies this and in Noble House they live by it。 I love this concept， because seeing these people experience horrible tragedies- nearly all of them are World War II veterans- they know what suffering is。 And they face life with an air of， "fate is fate。 Gods are gods- sometimes they're sleeping， sometimes they can't help you， sometimes they're awake and ready to be there for you。 Whatever happens， I will endure。 I will last。 These events are just joss。 I will never stop fighting。 Life is too precious for that。" There is an overwhelming love of life in this book， and there is an overwhelming sense of you can overcome anything， and if you can't， well that's fate。 If you can， that's fate too。 But never stop trying。 I can't possibly explain more of this plot without bungling anything， as this book is over 1，300 pages long。 But I will say that is is quite possibly the best book I've ever read， and I must say it can double as a self help book too。 So read Tai Pan， which is absolutely a banger and covers much of the same emotional and life lessons and then slide right into Noble House。 。。。more
Georgi Kolarov
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Превъзходна！ Голямо богатство на характери и сюжетни линии。 Интересна особеност е， че има голямо множество интриги， пръснати из целия текст， които се разплитат сравнително бързо （за 50-тина страници）。 Това лично на мен ми допада， за разлика от автори， които си държат големия "коз" до края на книгата за да изненадат читателя。Добре е обяснена представата на китайците за "цивилизованост" с много примери и обяснения。Вмъкването на персонажи от Цар Плъх е умерено и не дразни， макар да подозирам скрита Превъзходна！ Голямо богатство на характери и сюжетни линии。 Интересна особеност е， че има голямо множество интриги， пръснати из целия текст， които се разплитат сравнително бързо （за 50-тина страници）。 Това лично на мен ми допада， за разлика от автори， които си държат големия "коз" до края на книгата за да изненадат читателя。Добре е обяснена представата на китайците за "цивилизованост" с много примери и обяснения。Вмъкването на персонажи от Цар Плъх е умерено и не дразни， макар да подозирам скритата реклама。 Може би мъничко е прекалил с представянето си в добра， възвишена и благородна светлина （ако， разбира се。 Марлоу е самият той）。Настроението на книгата напомня на Момиче на Пружина на Бачигалупи， което също е прекрасно。 。。。more
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