I bought this book at Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It is as thick as a Harry Potter book, probably thicker, but the pages are as thin as onion skin. It’s a serious tome. I never expected to finish it, and I tore through it in less than two weeks. If you’re like me…

This epic was also published via periodical instalments. As was Doestoevsky. In fact many of the greatest and most successful novels were (both artistically and financially). Anyway. This is the epic tale of the life of the legendary samurai Musashi. This is better than the best streaming box set. And always will be. Action, thrills, wisdom, war, self-mastery, love, death, sake-drinking, gardening- this has everything you could ever want in a story.