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by WildRyc 428 days ago
The writing style has me in stiches, it feels at odds with the layout and imagery, but completely fits the character of the story in question.

I wonder how well a Real Housewives-style show would work set in the Sengoku-era.

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Not exactly the same vibe, but I highly, highly recommend Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa. It follows Hideyoshi's weird rise to power and has a lot of the same focus of him doing counter-intuitive things and being weirdly convincing while navigating an era of warfare. Plus it is a great read - along with Musashi, by the same author.
I can’t stand the writing style.
It reminds me of Cracked, sort of perfunctory but also like they're actually into it enough to try.
Or an action-comedy.