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...
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.
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...
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