The Boy and the Samurai

Just a fab reading adventure. Right up there with Tom Sawyer in my book.......more

it was ok. different than what I normally read. but intriguing enough to keep listening or reading. I was really hoping that the boy would be trained by the samurai. but I liked learning about the culture and different parts of the society......more

Similar to The Samurai’s Tale in that, although the writing is good, it feels like it could have done something much more exciting with the material. The story is easier to track, being more focused on the beggar boy and less concerned with which warlords are fighting which. But the story promised i......more

This was WAY better to read than the prequel, as far as violence and whatever. It was way more tamed, and it gave me a different perspective from a samurai in the first book, to an orphan in this book. I wish there were more stories in this universe because I strangely grew invested in this drama lo......more

If The Boy and the Samurai were published today, I fear that the late Erik Christian Haugaard would have been accused of cultural appropriation. And while I do feel that it is critical to hear stories from people of Asian descent, it's also hard to bear Haugaard a grudge when it is clear that he had......more