Last Yakuza vs Outlaws: Which Should You Read?
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Last Yakuza
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The Last Yakuza tells the history of the yakuza like it’s never been told before.Makoto Saigo is half-American and half-Japanese in small-town Japan with a set of talents limited to playing guitar and picking fights.…
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Outlaws
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What's it like to be an outlaw biker? 'We're dd magnets,' one of them tells Adam Shand. 'Drunks in bars like to test themselves against a so-called outlaw.' Once seen as a free-wheeling, brawling, pleasure-seeking bunch…
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The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Scores by source
| Last Yakuza | Outlaws | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.1 (7) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (23) | — |
Reception
| Last Yakuza | Outlaws | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23 | — |
| Editions | 7 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 469 |
| Pages | 408 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is harder to read: Last Yakuza or Outlaws?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last Yakuza: Moderate; Outlaws: Moderate.