Hogen monogatari

Well, I know Blue is using books she's reading for class, so I thought, why not me too. I'm taking a Samurai class this semester, so we've been assigned some popular ancient stories. And Hogen monogatari is as popular as Beowulf.

This is an epic story, written in the Japanese style. At first I was lost, because it began to use multiple names for one person and I had to go back to trace who was being talked about. After that it began to pick up. I'm not going to try to critique this writing style. After all, haven't I already said that it is written in a Japanese style? If you are interested in reading something different, this is one for you. Especially if you like war.

Brown