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Sharks in the Time of Saviours
Sharks in the Time of Saviours | Kawai Strong Washburn
'The novel you never knew you were waiting for' Marlon James 'As vivid as it is splendid' New York Times 'I didn't want it to end' Sarah Moss In 1995 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores is saved from drowning by a shiver of sharks. His family, struggling to make ends meet amidst the collapse of the sugar cane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favour from ancient Hawaiian gods. But as time passes, this hope gives way to economic realities, forcing Nainoa and his siblings to seek salvation across the continental United States, leaving behind home and family. With a profound command of language, Washburn's powerful debut novel examines what it means to be both of a place, and a stranger in it.
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Anotheremilyphillips
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I‘m loving this book. Three different POVs is very impressive.

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JenReadsAlot
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Andrew65 A good recommendation. 1y
julieclair Ooohhh… this one has been sitting on my shelf for awhile. I need to get to it. 1y
JenReadsAlot @julieclair I hope you enjoy it when you do! 1y
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Deblovestoread
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A better week with 4 books finished. Sharks is a good look at what can happen to a family when one child is considered “special” 4.5🌟 #TBRTarot. Both Gutsy Women and Braiding Sweetgrass were better read a bit at a time. BS is more enjoyable as storytelling and I learned about some amazing women from GW. I was all in on The Memory Police until it took a turn that went way off the rails for me. #AAM.

Cinfhen Yeah. I hear you on MP!! I get it‘s meant to be an allegory but I wasn‘t thrilled either 1y
Cinfhen And agree, Braiding works best in small daily reads. Sharks disappointed me. It also took some turns I didn‘t love. 1y
Soubhiville I loved Sharks. One of my best of from a couple years ago. 🦈💜 1y
CBee 😊😊😊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1y
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Deblovestoread
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#TBRTarot

This is on my kindle with no blurbs but this blurb was on its Amazon page. I‘m guessing it might be on the physical book and acceptable choice for this card? Okay with you @CBee ?

CBee Totally okay with me! This is on my TBR, will look forward to your review! 1y
Soubhiville I love this book! 1y
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SMH86
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Pickpick

Enjoyed this audiobook!

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TheKidUpstairs
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New books, courtesy of a Mother's Day gift certificate. And new mugs that just HAD to come home with me.

LeahBergen Those mugs are fantastic! 2y
ShelleyBooksie Love those mugs 2y
quietjenn Those mugs!!! 😍🤩 2y
AmyG Great mugs! 2y
TheKidUpstairs @LeahBergen @ShelleyBooksie @quietjenn @AmyG aren't they awesome?!?! I saw the Dolly one in the window when the store was closed and just had to go back for it. Then I saw the Bowie one inside and there was no way to choose just one! 2y
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Rachiiebookdragon
Mehso-so

Listened via my library‘s app - audiobook.

3.5/5

Read for prompts for:

#TheStorygraphGenreChallenge2022
#PopSugarReadingChallenge2022

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JenReadsAlot
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Not a typical book for me, but very much enjoyed it.

BkClubCare Yes! I enjoyed it, too. 2y
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DimeryRene
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I came to this book for the main hook: a young boy falls into the sea which is currently full of sharks, but instead of being harmed, he is gently delivered back to his family on a boat. After that initial encounter he is seen as housing old Gods within him, he‘s some sort of deity now. This story is more about what that treatment of him by his parents does to his siblings. What do you do when there is a clear favorite child your family?

Chelsea.Poole Nice review! I read this last year and it‘s really stayed with me. 2y
DimeryRene @Chelsea.Poole I think I will come back to thinking about this book a lot. I have two siblings and a story about sibling relationships always resonates with me! 2y
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SilverShanica
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 253.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

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Soubhiville
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I see this book has mixed reviews, but I loved it.

It‘s a strange family drama with a spiritual/ magical/ supernatural twist? These characters came to life for me. I felt the tension of Noa‘s gift and his fear of disappointing his family. I related to the feelings his siblings had of not being the Golden child, but trying to do their best to be supportive in the ways they could. It‘s easy to see how a strain like this could pull a family apart.

Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books thank you for choosing this book for me, I really liked it! And it completes my #readthestates challenge! Second attempt at #Hawaii 3y
Hooked_on_books You‘re welcome! I listened to the audio of this one and really liked it, too. The author really captured Hawaii well. 3y
shawnmooney I hope I love it too! I‘ll be buddy reading it with my cousin who is really into 🦈s, in the next month or two. Fingers crossed! 3y
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rachelsbrittain
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A totally normal and reasonable amount of books to pack to go to my parents house for a staycation, right? 😂

BookmarkTavern Unlucky 13! You need another one. 😁 3y
rachelsbrittain @ozma.of.oz hah! You're right! I'll have to add another one, oh no. Although in my family we actually consider 13 lucky. I love that you actually counted 😂 3y
rachelsbrittain @ozma.of.oz ah I've got it. I'll be taking my kindle too so that gets us to 14 (or maybe much more if you count all the books it contains haha) 3y
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BookishMarginalia Very reasonable to me! 3y
Hooked_on_books I‘m not sure 🤔 do you have enough? 😆 3y
staci.reads Absolutely reasonable! 3y
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MegCaldwell
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It took me a very long time to read this book but I think it was exactly how I was supposed to read it. There was such mythic mundaneness and I love the way the story braided and almost melted together.

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Maike
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Quite a sad, slow burn of a book. It took me some time to get into it, but I really enjoyed it and it‘ll probably stay with me for a couple of days.

#SceptreSummer

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Maike
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After spending some hours in the climbing gym, this will be the rest of my afternoon.

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Maike
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♥️

rockpools What a perfect dedication! 3y
Soubhiville Aw I love that dedication! 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa 💙💙💙 3y
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Bailedbailed

This was promising in the beginning, but the middle is so slow for me. Gave it 145 pages, and now I'm done.

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Bookalong
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This is a sad, heartbreaking story with mostly unlikable characters who were all so flawed. Beating in background, the land of Hawaii plays a supporting role, it's been slayed by white colonialism, stripped of its culture, and economic flourish, causing intergenerational trauma, poverty and hardship. Washburn's writing is enticingly beautiful. Seek out own voices reviews of this book but If you enjoy family sagas I reccomend this one for sure!

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Addison_Reads
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This was almost a so-so for me, but in the end, I'm giving it a pick because I can honestly say I've never read anything like this before.

Fair warning though, this is definitely not for everyone, and be prepared for depressing sadness because this family just can't seem to catch a break. The story unfolding from the different perspectives of the family worked well and the bits of magical realism made an interesting addition.

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rsteve388
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Mehso-so

This book has some seriously hard moments and while I liked it, okay, it wasn't one of my favorites. I thought the ending was hard to follow.

BarbaraBB It felt like two different books to me! 3y
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rsteve388
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Tomorrow is opening day!!! For #LitsyLoveSpringSwap are y'all excited??

Jessieleah Very! 😊 3y
AmyG I already put it out. So ready to open this and so ready for Spring! 3y
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bookandbedandtea
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Bailedbailed

According to Goodreads I'm in the minority but I just wasn't enjoying this. And maybe that's unfair because I don't think this book is meant to be "enjoyed" but this family were all miserable and there came a point when I couldn't stand it.

Ruthiella I‘m in the minority with you. I didn‘t like the writing style - overly descriptive for my tastes. And the story, which starts of so well with Noa and his gift, just became dull and unrelenting sad. 3y
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella It WAS overly descriptive! I got pretty tired of hearing about the stench in every scene. I think I would have liked it better if it had leaned more into Noa's story and brought in more Hawaiian legends but instead it was just people wanting (reasonably, mostly) more from life and each other but not getting it. 3y
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Chelsea.Poole
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Just turned the last page of this incredible book. I started with the audiobook, which featured amazing narrators, but ultimately I needed to physically read this to appreciate the bits of magical realism against the reality of this family‘s experiences. Three siblings, a mother and father — live in orbit of a singular event which happened to the youngest son. Is this a singular event or connected to something much bigger? 🦈 ⛰ cont⬇️

Chelsea.Poole I didn‘t enjoy this one at first. I found it confusing and abrupt, just ready for it to be over — even as far as halfway through. Then something clicked and I couldn‘t tear myself away. Definitely give this one a chance if at first it doesn‘t work for you! 3y
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Kalalalatja
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Mehso-so

This is one of those books, that is enjoyable while it lasts, but it won‘t stick with me for long. I love a good family centered book, but I kinda wanted more of the #magicalrealism aspects of the book, I wanted to know more about the old gods and the legends of Hawaii, but I get that it wasn‘t that story Washburn wanted to tell.

#Pop21 - Magical Realism
#ToB21

Cinfhen I felt like the first half of the book wasn‘t the sane author or story as the second half. I was really disappointed by the last half. But funny thing is, I DO REMEMBER which is more than most books I read 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3y
BarbaraBB I liked the first half better than the second too. I enjoyed the book I remember. But I have no clue what happened in that second half 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3y
Kalalalatja @Cinfhen that is a great description, it didn‘t feel like the same author at all! @BarbaraBB I finished it yesterday, and I can already feel it slipping from my mind. I couldn‘t really keep my attention focused on it at the end, either 🤷‍♀️ 3y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja @Cinfhen We are horrible 😀 3y
Cinfhen Hahaha @BarbaraBB 😜😜😜 3y
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Christine
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Pickpick

This was outstanding. The multiple narrators (both those telling the story and the performances in the audiobook version) worked SO well. I went into it thinking the magical realism would be the main focus, but I loved how it was more of a powerful, deep examination of identity and the weight of expectations and family roles. And gorgeous writing. Best novel I've read in a while!

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Readerann
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Joining in on the new #20in4 readathon. Thanks, @Andrew65 ! Possibly I can finish all four books already in progress (she said, hopefully 😁). I also have the tagged book on audio. It‘s very well done, with authentic voices for the four main characters.

Andrew65 Good luck, great to have you with us. 😊 3y
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vivastory
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At the beginning of Washburn's debut novel, seven year old Nainoa Flores is saved from drowning by a group of sharks. This miraculous incident, witnessed by both his family & the ship crew, marks Nainoa as favored by the Hawaiian gods & as being potentially capable of future miracles. Raising three children & with money as a constant worry, Nainoa's parents attempt to financially benefit from his miraculous potential while genuinely believing👇

vivastory in his exceptional abilities. Meanwhile Nainoa's siblings understandably begin to feel resentment about the extra attention that he has received. Sharks in the Time etc is a portrait of a family that cares deeply for one another, despite past resentments & current personal turmoil. The language in this novel is electrifying, including the frequently humorous dialogue between the family members. I can think of very few novels I have read over 3y
vivastory the past few months where class & economic concerns has been addressed in such a thorough manner, or so poignantly. The final chapter is hands down one of the best endings I've read recently. I wasn't always sure where Washburn was headed with his book, but this one absolutely worked for me. 3y
MsMelissa I don‘t know that I would pick this one up on my own, but your review has sold me on this book! 3y
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readordierachel This has been on my radar, but you've tipped it over the edge. Sounds great. Stacked. 3y
vivastory @Book_Fiend_Melissa That's quite the compliment ☺️ I know reviews have been a bit mixed on this one, some people felt the ending is disappointing. But it definitely worked for me. Definitely a fresh & powerful debut! 3y
vivastory @readordierachel Wonderful! I think you'd like it. I meant to also add that Washburn is really great at atmosphere, especially the scenes set in Hawaii 3y
BarbaraBB I can‘t wait to see your final verdict of the tob shortlist. I feel like they al really work for you! 3y
batsy What @readordierachel said. Added to the list 👍🏽 3y
Hooked_on_books This was such an interesting read. I liked the interplay of reality and Hawaiian lore. It also really captures well the gamut of feelings by native Hawaiians toward whites, from friendship to indifference to anger. I like how it captured and explored the life of native Hawaiians. 3y
desertdruid Just moved to Hawaii... looks like this one must go on the list! 3y
Moray_Reads This sounds fantastic. Stacked! 3y
Megabooks Truly fantastic review!! 3y
vivastory @BarbaraBB It's a great short list! I can't wait to follow along in March. 3y
vivastory @Hooked_on_books Definitely. I'd like to read more contemporary lit set in Hawaii. Feels very underrepresented 3y
vivastory @desertdruid I think you'd like it having that connection 👍 3y
vivastory @Moray_Reads I'll be curious to see what you think! 3y
vivastory @Megabooks Thanks! You were definitely right to praise this one 3y
MsMelissa This book was included in a Kobo buy 3 books for $15 deal so I picked up 👍🏻 Of course, with my track record it might be a few years before I actually read it. But it will be there for me when I‘m ready 😊 (edited) 3y
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PNWBookseller85
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Holy shit what a powerful story. Really a stunning debut novel. Can‘t wait to read more from him.

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Suelizbeth
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This is at once a story of family, but of all family. It is the soul of Hawaii, the soul sacrificed, the soul stretched, resurrected, gone, but always there. The character of this book reminded me so much of The House of Broken Angels, another saga with a splintered family, but who are still fiercely loyal in their own unique way. Sharks in the Time of Saviors will grab you and change you. It is such a powerful, epic novel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Suet624 If I didn't already have this stacked, you would have convinced me. Great review. 3y
Suelizbeth @Suet624 Thank you. I hope you love it. 📚❤️ 3y
mariaku21 I was looking at this one the other day! That cover had me but I think you just cinched it 💕 3y
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Suelizbeth @mariaku21 📚❤️ 3y
MallenNC I just got this recently! 3y
EmilyM This was on sale for Kindle recently....I'm glad I bought it! 3y
Suelizbeth @MallenNC 📚❤️ 3y
Suelizbeth @EmilyM that‘s where I got it, too. 📚❤️ 3y
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sarahbarnes
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Mehso-so

There were things I really liked about this book: what I learned about the exploitation of native Hawaiian land and people, poignant passages about the relationships between grown children and parents. But overall the story felt a bit disjointed and I reached the end left a little wanting.

BarbaraBB I know what you mean. It couldn‘t live up to the promise it built up in the first chapters. 3y
sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB I agree - I was so drawn in by the beginning! 3y
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rachelsbrittain
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Book mail 😍

sebrittainclark I've been wanting to read Quackery! Probably gonna borrow your copy at some point 3y
rachelsbrittain @sebrittainclark definitely sounds like the kind of book we'll both enjoy 3y
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biblio_ginger
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My sister and I have been celebrating our own version of #jolabokaflod for three years now. We joke about who will "win" book flood by giving the most amount of books, and my sister clearly won. ? She got me way too much and I have no idea where they're all going! So instead of cleaning and organizing maybe I should just pick one and read. ? Which book should I read first???
#bookhaul #christmasbookhaul

Velvetfur That's an amazing amount of books! I love the sound of the tagged one too 😁 3y
vivastory So many great books! I rec. both Saint Mazie & People's History of the Vampire Uprising. Also enjoyed Encyclopedia of Early Earth. 3y
biblio_ginger @Velvetfur I am definitely leaning towards that one! 😁 @vivastory I've been wanting to read Saint Mazie forever! I'm so conflicted! 😂 3y
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valeriegeary
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Sunday morning view

sarahbarnes Starting this one today! 3y
valeriegeary @sarahbarnes I just finished it! I didn't love every single part but the entirity of it was beautiful. 🤗❤️ 3y
readordierachel Nice view 👍🏼 3y
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valeriegeary
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Weekend read. The way he writes about Hawaii is breathtaking. The hint of magic and sibling drama pushes it into early lead for favorite book of the month. (I know we're only a week inside January but it feels like longer... 😅)

TheKidUpstairs How has it only been one week!?!? 3y
valeriegeary @TheKidUpstairs I DON'T KNOW! 😳😂🤗 3y
sprainedbrain I loved this book! 3y
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rachelsbrittain This has been on my TBR for a while and clearly I need to get around to it 3y
valeriegeary @sprainedbrain just finished it! I also loved it! 😭 3y
valeriegeary @rachelsbrittain the parts when he's writing about Hawaii are intoxicating. 3y
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Megabooks
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This book was a gut punch. As Nainoa‘s family is alternately blessed and cursed, I felt as wrung out as I would have standing in heavy surf. This Hawaiian family saga was too emotionally exhausting to be one I‘d read again, but it was too good not to be a pick. Damn. #tob I read the #audiobook. (Not my pic.)

Cinfhen I read the book earlier this year...I didn‘t like the second half. It wasn‘t the book, I started with...it got too dark for me. Glad it worked for you. I know @BarbaraBB enjoyed it too 3y
vivastory This sounds great. Will def be moving it up! The #tob this year is such a great list. So far I have read 10 & half of them I would be very very pleased if they won. Plus, I'm greatly enjoying We Ride Upon Sticks. 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen the second half was dark, but I still enjoyed it. I had to put it down for a bit and read the audiobook I finished yesterday though. 3y
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Megabooks @vivastory it is a really strong list. I‘m on track to have read all of them but the play in by the end of January, and it‘s the first year I can say that. I‘m having trouble reading in print right now (vision issues), so sticks is going slowly but not because of not enjoying it. 3y
BarbaraBB Great review. I enjoyed it too but it didn‘t have such an impact on me as you describe. It is not my favorite of the shortlist in any case. 3y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB not my favorite either, but it is one I‘ll think about more than others. So far, it‘s definitely made an impact. Thanks re:review! 💜 3y
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TaraTLK

This book is so fascinating to me. The relationships between the family members as they try to deal with the potential of one child being marked for some kind of greatness and how that shifts the relationships for the other children, and the parents trying to keep things going when their kids needs vary.
Content note: Some demonstrations if toxic masculinity, references to sexual assault.

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I‘m trying to find a new book to get into. This is good so far. For some reason the cover doesn‘t come up on full screen on the audible app, but it on on the front page (inset). Weird..

I‘m going to try to read the whole #tob shortlist this year since I‘m so far in already. We‘ll see...I‘m not good at focusing like that.

JenReadsAlot I was just looking at this one cause it was on Obama's list for 2020. 3y
Megabooks @JenReadsAlot it‘s really good so far. I‘m about an hour in (of ten hours). 3y
BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one (especially the first half) but wasn‘t blown away. 3y
Cinfhen I read this in print/ I ended up giving it a so-so. The second half isn‘t as strong as the beginning and the story sort of switched gears. Still worth exploring ♥️Hope it sticks for u 3y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen so far, I am enjoying the first half, so we‘ll see! 3y
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Readerann
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Trying to help out my local Indie bookshops. 😀 The top five are on the #TournamentofBooks longlist (shortlist coming Friday!) #ToB #EarlyChristmas #shoplocal

Megabooks I‘ve read six of those and liked them all. Great stack! 3y
Readerann Good to know! I‘m excited about all of them. 3y
BarbaraBB I‘ve read the upper three and I‘m so glad to hear the #tob shortlist is coming Friday! Can‘t wait to check it out! 3y
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Readerann @BarbaraBB Part of me wishes I had more time with the longlist before focusing on the shorter one! 3y
BarbaraBB I often like the longlist better because it contains more surprising books. 3y
Suet624 Look at that bounty! 3y
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Lindy
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This novel about a poverty-stricken Hawaiian and Filipino family looks at interpersonal dynamics & responses to tragedy, via the rotating distinctive voices of all five members. It is grounded in an understanding of the colonial economic forces underlying poverty. There‘s also a fantastical element connected to traditional Hawaiian spiritual beliefs; it gives this novel a feeling of expansion & triumph over hardship.

TrishB Lovely review ❤️ 3y
Lindy @TrishB 🥰 3y
Freespirit It sounds great! 3y
Lindy @Freespirit 😁 🦈 3y
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Lindy
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I‘ve learned that laughter is the first wall he puts up against the hurt of the world. The walking he‘s doing now is what comes after that wall is smashed apart.

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Lindy
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“So life‘s still good at home?” I said. “You & Mom still doing your thing?”
“What, you mean like sex?” he asked. “Yeah, we still oofing. In fact, just last night we was —“
“Dad—“
“No, serious, just last night we went for happy hour at Osmani Bar & I was like, ‘Babe, no one gonna see nothing in the parking lot &—‘“
“Dad! I‘ll hang up the phone. I swear to God.”
He laughed & laughed. “Only joke! Sheesh, everyone‘s all uptight over there.”

Reggie Lolol 3y
Tanisha_A 😂 3y
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Lindy
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If someone were to ask me what money means this would be what I would say: The world feels like it will stay under you no matter what you do.

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Lindy
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The thought comes to me all of a sudden: God, these men. Why is it they always pull their hurt up inside themselves, gulp it down into the quiet corners of their soul, clench it like a muscle?

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MelKelsey
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Mehso-so

Book 126
Excellently-written, this novel set in Hawaii, about Hawaiian culture, is unique and well-done. The chapters jump between the perspectives of four family members, at least one of whom is a healer. Unfortunately, it wasn't a page-turner and took more effort to finish than I would have liked.

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sprainedbrain
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This book was a slow-burn, but oh so good.

My full review is on my blog: http://sprainedbrain.blog/2020/08/23/review-sharks-in-the-time-of-saviors-by-kaw...

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I‘m using this as my #ArmChairTravel book for #Booked2020 because it took me lots of places.😃

Also my 12th (I think?) book finished for #NetGalleyReviewathon... I‘m getting closer to caught up to publishing dates. 😳

JanuarieTimewalker13 Ok, you just motivated me to plug on. I put it down for a book club read, but I‘ll return to it shortly. Thank you! 4y
sprainedbrain @JanuarieTimewalker13 I hope you‘re able to connect like I did! 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I think I will bc I love Hawai‘i and Hawai‘ian culture. I also love the diversity of cultures. I‘ve read a lot....Kiana Davenport‘s House of Many Gods, Shark Dialogues. Hotel Honolulu, Moloka‘i, and more that I can‘t remember. Lol predates Litsy. Paul Theroux and Alan Brennert are the authors of last 2 books. (edited) 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Oh, Honolulu too! 4y
sprainedbrain @JanuarieTimewalker13 oh you will like it then! 4y
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Jolynne
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I have been searching for a book like this, this beautiful book about Aloha, a culture, and a people not smothered by colonialism.
A real Hawai'i.
#Alltimefave

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UnabridgedPod
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"Whenever I've made a choice in my life, a real choice . . . I can always feel the change, after I choose. The better versions of myself, moving just out of reach. . . . I'm always losing better versions of myself. . . . I don't know. You just have to keep trying" (348).

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira Hum... here‘s something to ponder 🤔 Thanks for the share 🙏🏻 4y
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Cinfhen
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Ugh! This book just didn‘t work for me...it was SUPER DEPRESSING ☹️I had such high hopes for Sharks but there was no bite 😉 when Noa falls into the ocean and is saved by a school of sharks, he becomes a local legend but the sudden fame is more of a curse than a blessing. #MoreMehThanYeah #PopSummer20 #VacationDestination

Graciouswarriorprincess I tried to read it but just couldn‘t get into the story. 😢 4y
Cinfhen I‘d say you aren‘t really missing much @Graciouswarriorprincess 🙁 4y
KarenUK Oh no! That‘s a shame... 😕 4y
BarbaraBB I liked it better than you did but it won‘t be a favorite for me. 4y
TrishB The title of this one is awesome too ☹️ 4y
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Sharks in the Time of Saviours | Kawai Strong Washburn
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My iPad overheated 🥵 so I switched to a print book!!! Nothing beats old school 😎This book is wayyyy more depressing than I ever expected. After a great dedication and cool premise, I had high hopes. Hopefully the ending will blow me out of the water 😉🤞🏽

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