This story should have captivated me more than it did. For some reason I just couldn't get into it. I read and read, I gave it well over half the book to make me feel some pull to propel me to the end, but it just couldn't quite get there. The story centers around Rachel and her life as a leper in a...
I don't know quite what it is about Brennert's books, but I find them compelling reading. I was engrossed in both Moloka'i and Honolulu when I read them, and this was no different. The story just carries me along, and I always find his characters interesting.
This is one of those epic, sweeping, and long tales that you don't want to end. Stunningly beautiful, stunningly sad. Don't fret! It's also full of hope and redemption.
It's an anthology, so of course it's a mixed bag, both from an art and story perspective. There are some really outstanding stories here. Paul Dini's "Case Study", the first story in the collection, is a nice and perceptive look at Joker's psychology, painting him as someone completely sane, possibl...
Rating: 3.75* of fiveThe Book Description: Young Rachel Kalama, growing up in idyllic Honolulu in the 1890s, is part of a big, loving Hawaiian family, and dreams of seeing the far-off lands that her father, a merchant seaman, often visits. But at the age of seven, Rachel and her dreams are shattered...
I decided to read this book because it kept appearing on my GR recommendations list and because I had never read a book about Hawaii before. For the most part I found it an enjoyable and enlightening read even though at times it did feel like it "dragged" on a bit. Rachel Kalama is sent to the Islan...
It's been a while since I rated a book 5 stars, but I absolutely loved this book! If a book can get me so involved that I will actually cry, it deserves 5 stars, and this one had my crying in all sorts of places.I connected with Rachel from almost the first page, I truly cared about her, even when s...
I try not to read too many reviews before picking and reading a new book or if I do, not to put too much stock in what those reviews say because in the end, a book one person loves, the next person hates, and visa-versa.I write that because I'm glad I didn't read some of the reviews written here abo...
I admit that I knew nothing about leprosy or Molokai before reading this book. I was leary to read it because human suffering is just not what I consider a 'feel good' kind of book.How wrong I was! Yes, the book was at times heartbreaking. But it was overshadowed by the hope that humans can find ...
Seven year old Rachael dreams of sailing the seas with her father to far off countries just as soon as she is old enough. Instead, the dreaded patch of leprosy is found on her leg and she is taken from her family and put on the island of Moloka’i where she will spend the next 50 years of her life s...
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