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title: "The 47th Samurai: Bob Lee Swagger, Book 4"
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# The 47th Samurai: Bob Lee Swagger, Book 4

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## Customer Reviews

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    interestingly different
  

*by R***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2023*

I liked it, mostly because of the author’s unbelievable superb writing. All of the Japanese names and sword strokes was a bit tuff to get through, but in the end was worth it. The last sentence in chapter 37 was fun reading. The ending of the book was very nice. I would certainly recommend this book although I enjoyed the first three more than this one.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    ok
  

*by J***C on Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023*

I know this is an adventure fantasy novel, but it goes beyond reasonable suspension of disbelief when he becomes proficient with a sword in five days and then magically uses his intelligence to defeat a master.As usual the characters are "traits" rather than people.  So there is no real change in them; they just do whatever their character trait outlines for them.Lots of detail of blowing stuff up and slashing people and such.Kind of formulaic with a heavy dose of smaltz about "brother soldier love" and such.Swagger's relationship with his wife is unclear here.  Last novel he came home and it seemed he was more settled.  Now suddenly he is off on a mission and his wife is sort of ok with it?  She was ready to leave him in the last novel, and now she seems ok with his "missions"?  A bit odd and unclear regarding her change?

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    Bob Lee ADAPTS, of course - he's a Marine!
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2007*

I've read most of the previous reviews and while I understand and respect those opinions, my own take on "The 47th Samurai" is different enough to take the time to share it.First, I've enjoyed the heck out of everything Stephen Hunter has written  though some have been near-perfect and some less satisfying. I read this kind of book for enjoyment - heart-pounding  page-turning fun. I don't expect the same degree of accuracy and objectivity as a history. There's a suspension of disbelief to all literature, and I'm willing to play along as a reader to get the kick the author is trying to deliver as long as the author is practicing his craft with some skill and integrity.Second, I come to this book as a life-long Japanophile, a student of Japanese history and culture, a collector of Japanese swords and other "things Samurai," a student of Iaido, and as a bookseller specializing in out of print books related to Asia, especially Japan. I could have gotten hung up on minor errors but I chose to let them pass by and not ruin my fun.  Many of the reviews focus on how unbelievable it is that Bob Lee could have learned what he did about the sword in a week. That was some intense week  though  24 x 7 works out to about 2 years of an hour and half or so in dojo  which is the most training the average martial arts student in the West gets. Japan is different, and if you want to learn how it's possible to get a black belt in Aikido in a year (with nights and weekends off to heal) hunt down a book called "Angry White Pyjamas."  ASIN 0688175376 Angry White Pyjamas: A Scrawny Oxford Poet Takes Lessons From The Tokyo Riot PoliceWhat I see is Bob Lee Swagger - archetypical Marine - being adaptable - which might be the best one-word definition of "Marine."  Sure  "47th Samurai" is not perfect - what is? - and it's not "Point of Impact" - what could be? - but for my money it was a great ride and I'll be recommending it to hundreds on the Japanese sword collector, Samurai history, and Iaido email lists. I hope lots of them pick it up, and I bet most of them enjoy meeting Bob Lee Swagger and find the other books enjoyable as well.(I'm giving it 5 stars since 4 1/2 was not an option.)

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