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Title: The Boy and the Samurai by Erik C. Haugaard ISBN: 0-618-07039-7 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 25 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Boy and the Samurai
Comment: Immerse yourself in this thrilling and thought provoking tale by Erik Christian Haugaard, the Boy and the Samurai. Erik Christian Haugaard is a renowned author that grew up in Denmark but later moved to other countries like the United States, Italy, Spain, and Japan - the reasons for his unique style of writing and interesting ideas. This colorful background has made him the sensational author he is.
Saru, which means monkey, is a smart young boy. He is agile, able to think on his feet, and comprehensive, three traits that aren't seen often enough. Saru is placed in the care of a wet nurse after his mother dies. His father dies later in the troubling times of 16th century Japan in a great battle. A great fire comes destroying the village, leaving Saru completely alone. He lives as a beggar in a little shrine on whatever scraps he can find. His cleverness also helps him know the ways of the world and the people around him. His many adventures lead him up to the greatest one where he helps a desperate samurai save his wife from the crazy emperor.
This book has filled me with much thoughts and interest about the Japanese culture and has prompted me to read more historical books such as this. I think that anyone who enjoys the book, The Phantom Tollbooth will enjoy this book as well.
Rating: 4
Summary: Set in Feudal Japan
Comment: A Review by Brock
This was story of a boy name Saru, who was an orphan of war. His father was killed in battle and mother died when he was born. He lived alone, under a small shrine, after his foster mother died in a fire. He later lived with a Priest at the temple in his town. When he was there, he met a samurai who told him about his wife, who was being held hostage at the kings castle. Saru then devises a plan to get her out and escape that town to the ocean.
The story overall was really good. It's basically a fictional auto-biography. The main character is telling the story as if it were from his past. The plot was really good because there wasn't a main plot; it was just what happened to Saru during his life. For example, Saru was sleeping under a small shrine one day, and the next day he ends up meeting someone who will pay him to run an errand, then it tells about that he stopped an inn from being robbed. When you're reading it, you want to find out what's going to happen to him. Also, the main character is very realistic for that period of time. The book was set in feudal Japan, so Saru, a orphan who is very poor, is a very believable character. To illustrate, Saru must bow and stop every time he sees a Samurai, because if he doesn't than he mad e be kicked or even killed. So, overall, it was a really good book.
I would recommend this to most readers, however it needs to be someone who actually likes to read, otherwise they would probably get really bored. It's also good for people who are either interested in medieval times, or Japan in general.
Rating: 5
Summary: loved it!
Comment: i got this book from my school library, because i'm interested in Japanese culture. it's about an orphaned boy named Saru, which is Japanese for monkey, and how he lives under a shrine with a cat named Neko, meeting thieves and samurai along the way. he then goes to live with a priest and grows up, then meets a dishonored samurai trying to free his wife from their lord's castle. Saru finds this samurai to be a friend, and so he tries to help. it's a good book, so i recommend it.
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Title: The Revenge of the Forty-Seven Samurai by Erik C. Haugaard ISBN: 0395708095 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Samurai's Tale by Erik C. Haugaard ISBN: 0395549701 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Sword of the Samurai : Adventure Stories from Japan by Eric A. Kimmel, Michael Evans ISBN: 0064421317 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.25 |
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Title: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum by Katherine Paterson, Peter Landa ISBN: 0064402320 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 03 June, 1988 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler ISBN: 0698118790 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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