Daughter of Moloka'i | 
Finally got the break I needed this weekend. No notes, no lectures, just books. And a whole lot of swimming, eating, and exploring under the sun. 🐠🌺🧀😊
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Finally got the break I needed this weekend. No notes, no lectures, just books. And a whole lot of swimming, eating, and exploring under the sun. 🐠🌺🧀😊
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Such a beautiful book. This author has really touched my soul. This is the story of how Ruth and her family end up in internment camps with other Japanese who are living in the US. It also follows the reunion of Rachel with the daughter she was forced t give up at birth. So heartwarming and heartbreaking.
Reading with the quilt my mom made and offered me for Christmas. 💕☕❄ 📖
#holidayread #currentlyreading #christmasgift
Reading past my bedtime is my favorite holiday activity😍.
#bookmarks #birdsoflitsy #coffee
I read Moloka'i a couple years ago after a trip to Hawaii and I really enjoyed it. I can't wait to see what this one has to offer ! #hawaii #covercrush
Trying to read my e-book while waiting at the eye doctor. It‘s difficult with only one eye dilated, though. I feel like Popeye. And it‘s not helpful that I‘m totally irritated because it‘s 90 minutes past my scheduled appointment time and I‘m still in the waiting room. 😤
“Kalaupapa had evolved from a “given grave” where the afflicted could only wait for death to a place where people lived as well as died.”
pickOriginally published in 2004, Moloka‘i by Alan Brennert provides a richly detailed history of Rachel Kalama‘s life in a leper colony on Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i during 1891-1948. Daughter of Moloka‘i provides a parallel history from the perspective experienced by Ruth Utagawa during 1891-1948. The historical aspects of life during these years are well-researched which allows the reader to understand the hardships and devastation of the time.
pickThe follow-up to the wonderful Moloka‘i. What can I say... Brennert is so talented, weaving a tale of longing, want, love and loyalty. It was beautifully written and made me feel like a member of Ruth‘s family.
This was my second finish for #jubilantjuly, which I finished with 414 pages (not quite my goal, but I‘ll take it). This is also Book 6 for #15books15weeks and another #bookspinbingo book. Whew, multitasking is hard 😉
I have kept myself very busy this week, now time to sit and read. I finished my #aworldofhearts window art yesterday. Now I read and wait for the real hummingbirds to arrive. I loved Moloka‘i, so I am excited to know more about Ruth‘s life.
Always nice to wake up to one of these emails!
pickFull review at thejwordpress.wordpress.com
The hours that I spent reading the novel have turned to images in my memory that will last a lifetime.
Brennart‘s greatest gift to the novel is his ability to deeply and deftly describe the places and people so that we are transported to that time and local. We feel her sadness, we celebrate her joy and fulfillment. We won‘t forget her. You can‘t ask for more than that in a novel. #daughterofmolokai
pickDaughter of Molokai is rich in historical detail, with the leper colony on Molokai, World War II, Japanese internment camps, and racial discrimination, they are all backdrops which this novel is written. The characters are beautifully drawn, the emotions are deeply felt, and the story of love, honor and respect is very uplifting. I loved everything about this book, I highly recommended reading this beautiful story.
pickI really got into this story. It tells the story of Ruth, who was sent to an orphanage as an infant, who grow up with a Japanese family during world war II. Throughout her life Ruth has to figure out what it means to be hapa. Sometimes it was a little dry but overall I enjoyed it.
so-soBetween a pick and a so-so for me. I definitely prefer Moloka'i. It was more well-paced. That said, it's still a great sequel, well-researched and in my opinion, can be read as a stand-alone.
Full review on my blog.
Thank you #Netgalley and #StMartinsPress for a free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
so-soI liked the exposure to Japanese culture, Hawaiian culture, leprosy, family, and Japanese internment camps of the story. I didn‘t like the dialogue between the characters throughout most of the book- it just felt overly perfect. Strong 3 stars or a weak 4 star book- liked it but didn‘t love it.
I read Moloka‘i a few years ago and loved it. The story stayed with me...So when Alan Brennert came out with this next read—I couldn‘t wait. From the very first paragraph, I was glued to my seat.
Trying to make this delicious read last as long as possible by only allowing myself to read while waiting 📖 at the bus stop... 🚌
pickDaughter of Molokai is a worthy successor to Alan Brennert's beloved Molokai. It's the emotionally rich story of Ruth, the daughter Rachel was forced to give up, & her search for an identity. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Full review: https://tinyurl.com/y5ps7ua8
pickCompelling and sad historical fiction. Telling the story of Rachel‘s daughter, Ruth, this is a companion novel to Moloka‘i and while it was a good, emotional read, I didn‘t connect as well with the characters. Daughter of Moloka‘i stands up on its own, so you don‘t need to have read Moloka‘i to understand and appreciate this. I voluntarily reviewed an eARC copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
pickI adored Moloka‘i, so I wanted to love this just as much. But it just didn‘t have the same magic. Still, it‘s a pick because Brennert does a great job of portraying the Japanese-American experience in the 1940s. I learned a lot, but also felt lectured to, as the author piled historical and cultural info on top of the story. Weak pick or strong so-so.
Full review www.TheBibliophage.com
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I‘m super happy to have an ARC for this. I just finished the first book, and am thrilled to dive right into this one. 🌸🌸
pickThis is a historical fiction saga filled with both warming moments as well as heartbreaking ones. Great attention was given to accurately portray the Japanese culture & I just loved Ruth‘s adoptive family. Their time together was moving, complex, & loving. I came to adore every character. Overall, this is a touching coming of age story that is both poignant & meaningful. Full review at www.thegenreminx.com #bookreviewer #TheGenreMinxBookReviews
Q. 28: Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the USA…& forswear any form of allegiance or obedience to the Japanese emperor, or other foreign government, power, or organization?
“We Japanese value fidelity and honor above all. If I reject allegiance to Japan, I will become a man without a country, & possibly a traitor to be executed. If I reject allegiance to America, I will either be segregated or deported. The second choice seems less fatal.”
About my home: "Outside the train window a landscape grander than he expected was rolling past. The Southern Pacific Railroad cut through the plains south of Sacramento like stitches through a floral quilt; on either side of the train were fields embroidered with pink, yellow, blue, & violet wildflowers, fertile vineyards bursting with fruit, & acre upon acre of strawberry plants, their green bouquets extending in long rows to the horizon."???
bailedI made it a 3rd of the way through and stopped. I didn‘t care for the pacing. The character development wasnt bad but the world building was. I also felt like this didnt need to be connected to Moloka‘i at all. This could have just been the story of a hapa (half hawaiian, half japansese) person and left if at that. I also thought this is a story that needs to be written...
Thanks Netgalley for this book in exhange for an honest review.
Started reading this today. I‘m in two minds about it. I liked Moloka‘i even though I read it forever ago. This one is set on Oahu right now and it‘s the story of a young girl born to parents who had leprosy. She was brought to an orphanage when she showed no signs of leprosy for a year. It‘s not that interesting yet...
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I really liked this, though I have to admit, I wasn‘t as interested later on in the book when Rachel came back into the picture. Maybe that would have been different if it hadn‘t been so long since I‘d read the first book, I‘m not sure. It was interesting learning about the Japanese culture, as Ruth learned, and later there was some about the Hawaiian culture, as well. Cont in comments...
