Book read: The Three Kingdoms
Oh, what an epic tale it is! I can’t even count how many sleepless nights I’ve spent reading this story. A century of the nation’s rise and fall. Vast and boundless, filled with intricate strategies, tumultuous events, and intense emotions. Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang. Their military might, intelligence, and charisma—each of them dedicates their entire abilities to living through this era of upheaval. Their ways of life and deaths, whether through force, intelligence, or charm, continue to captivate us to this day.
Category: Book review
Author: Eiji Yoshikawa
Genre: History
Series: The Three Kingdoms
Publisher: Kodansha
At the end of the 2nd century, during the late Eastern Han Dynasty in China, politics were corrupt, and the land was plagued by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, causing suffering among the people. Young Liu Bei, along with his comrades Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, forms a sworn brotherhood in the Peach Garden, pledging to save the world. Here begins the magnificent drama of a hundred years, filled with the rise and fall of empires.…
