Moloka'i
Format: audiobook
ASIN: B0037B35VA
Publish date: February 5th 2010
Publisher: Recorded Books
Minutes: 384
Edition language: English
Series: Moloka'i (#1)
This was a book we picked for book club. It has been suggested we read and discuss it for more than a year, and we've finally gotten around to it. I'm not a big reader of Historical Fiction, let alone a reader of Historical Fiction that doesn't revolve around a war. This might even be my first adu...
Given to me by a friend who has also visited to Kalaupapa, I started Moloka'i with hesitation. After visiting Kalaupapa, I'd heard from friends who work there that Brennert visited the settlement and was rather closed about his true motivations for interviewing the patients and staff of the peninsul...
Molokai is a wonderful example of how to write a great historical fiction novel. The author has taken a very difficult subject matter, leprosy, and given the reader a wonderful insight into the human aspects of being a leper. The story takes place in a leper colony founded by Father Damien. Kalau...
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...
A fantastic read, I could not put it down.
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