Eh. If this book wasn't about an actual famous Aberdonian who ventured to Japan, I wouldn't have finished it. The curiosity about old Aberdeen and even older Japan kept me reading, but that was more personal curiosity. The writing was flat and boring. The women were one dimensional. I know Thomas glover was a real person, but his character was just a Gary Stu in this telling. There was no emotion or feeling, just Thomas sassing his way from one daft move to the next with no real feeling of risk or reward.

All in all, a boring read. I don't even trust the authors historical accuracy.