King Rat (Hardcover)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 380 pages
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday, Inc.; Book Club edition (1962)
• ASIN: B0007I514K
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #255,373 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clavell's First Great Novel, February 9, 2010

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James Clavell's own experience in a brutal P.O.W. camp allowed him to write this novel with an insight unique to very few people. I loved this novel, however I would only recommend this book to an older audience. The reason being is Clavell's ability to describe human behavior is best understood by people who have life experience, and have seen what human beings are capable of. King Rat gives an excellent picture of the two extremes of humanity; ultimate altruism and terrible abuse and exploitation of others. Clavell also gives an excellent view of race and culture between the many groups of peoples forced together because of the war.