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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
lgray99's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this book! Definitely up there as one of my faves!
cobbiereads's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. I just felt like the secondary characters were tools to move the story along. I wish there was more depth to them.
jch_3's review against another edition
4.0
This one had been on my to-read list for at least a year. Finally got around to it and couldn't put it down. You know it's a great read when you're crying on a public beach reading it and you don't even care. (What can I say? I'm a sucker for history, love stories, jazz music and heartbreak)
kaynieset's review against another edition
3.0
A story of the Japanese Internment during WWII, shown through the eyes of both the young and old Henry. The young Henry struggles to understand why they are taking away his beloved Keiko. The older Henry struggles to come to terms with how he let her get away and how his father shaped and continues to shape his life, as well as his own relationship to his son. This book had a predictable ending and would have benfitted by the author taking a strong stance either for or against the internment. The book reads a little wishy-washy at times as far as what the author is trying to say about the internment. Logically, I knew he was against it, but the book doesn't give the true grittiness of the situation to make the reader really feel it.
librarianink's review against another edition
5.0
If you aren't bothered by the few mistakes, which all books have, this is a great story. I couldn't put it down and wanted to find out what happened next. It is a lovely story of young destined love.
joidviv's review against another edition
4.0
I had picked this up a couple of times but found it hard to start. Then my bookclub chose it, I got over the first part and then couldn't put it down. Part of my thrall was due to the location. I was in sales in Seattle for 10 years and knew the areas he described. A beautiful story that every American should read, come to know. I pray we don't repeat this awful part of our history.
ttsweeney's review against another edition
I never finished this. I just wasn’t interested enough to continue.