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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Deportation
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Dementia, Grief
A great book, that truly completes the story of Rachel and Ruth.
This book tells the story of Ruth with some gaps filled from the original Moloka'i book.
A story about finding your family again and a good look into the life of a Japanese famoly in America in the 1940's. Some things can be shocking to read without them being disturbing.
There are a few sad moments but its all how life goes and how you can keep going.
This book tells the story of Ruth with some gaps filled from the original Moloka'i book.
A story about finding your family again and a good look into the life of a Japanese famoly in America in the 1940's. Some things can be shocking to read without them being disturbing.
There are a few sad moments but its all how life goes and how you can keep going.
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I was pleasantly surprised to see this on the new book shelf at the library. I had no idea there was a sequel to Moloka'i, which I read back in 2008. I vividly remembered the book and it became one of my favorites that I recommend to everyone. It took me forever to read this thanks to work and many late nights and weekends taken from me. I had to schedule car repair and sit in a waiting room for 2 hours just to get time to finish.
Little Ruth is taken to an orphanage immediately after being born to Rachel (the main character in the first book). People with Hanson's Disease (or leprosy) were not allowed to be with their children and babies were immediately removed from Moloka'i to avoid contracting the disease.
Ruth is spirited, to say the least, and is eventually adopted by a Japanese family. Ruth's is a hapa, half Hawaiian and half Japanese. She endures a lot of teasing and bullying growing up due to her halfness. The family moves to California to work on Uncle Jiro's farm. This was right before Pearl Harbor and even then, the racism was terrible. Once Pearl Harbor happened, it got much much worse.
Ruth, now a wife and mother, ends up imprisoned in Manzanar, an interment camp for anyone who looks Japanese, even if they were born in the US. This really happened, people. Our government really did this to Americans because of how they looked and it's sickening. With all the hysteria happening today, I sincerely hope we never become this horrible again.
Ruth is in the prison (camp is to nice and not realistic) with her parents and immediate family. The atrocities that happened, with the the fatality of one family member, are horrible. Once the government gets it's brain back, the families are allowed to leave and try to regain their livlihoods. Back home, however, anything Japanese, including homes and businesses, were torched by white idiots.
Ruth and family start gaining back their lives, when a letter arrives from Hawaii. Rachel, now cured of Hanson's Disease (and on "parole" from Moloka'i) thanks to Sulfa, wants to hear from Ruth. Ruth was never told about why she was given up for adoption and, with her mother's blessing, meets her birth mother.
This was another fantastic book that was real and raw and lovingly written. Read both in order, they are well worth your time
Little Ruth is taken to an orphanage immediately after being born to Rachel (the main character in the first book). People with Hanson's Disease (or leprosy) were not allowed to be with their children and babies were immediately removed from Moloka'i to avoid contracting the disease.
Ruth is spirited, to say the least, and is eventually adopted by a Japanese family. Ruth's is a hapa, half Hawaiian and half Japanese. She endures a lot of teasing and bullying growing up due to her halfness. The family moves to California to work on Uncle Jiro's farm. This was right before Pearl Harbor and even then, the racism was terrible. Once Pearl Harbor happened, it got much much worse.
Ruth, now a wife and mother, ends up imprisoned in Manzanar, an interment camp for anyone who looks Japanese, even if they were born in the US. This really happened, people. Our government really did this to Americans because of how they looked and it's sickening. With all the hysteria happening today, I sincerely hope we never become this horrible again.
Ruth is in the prison (camp is to nice and not realistic) with her parents and immediate family. The atrocities that happened, with the the fatality of one family member, are horrible. Once the government gets it's brain back, the families are allowed to leave and try to regain their livlihoods. Back home, however, anything Japanese, including homes and businesses, were torched by white idiots.
Ruth and family start gaining back their lives, when a letter arrives from Hawaii. Rachel, now cured of Hanson's Disease (and on "parole" from Moloka'i) thanks to Sulfa, wants to hear from Ruth. Ruth was never told about why she was given up for adoption and, with her mother's blessing, meets her birth mother.
This was another fantastic book that was real and raw and lovingly written. Read both in order, they are well worth your time
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.5 stars. I really enjoyed Daughter of Molokai. It is a sequel/companion novel to Molokai that follows Rachel’s daughter, Ruth. Ruth’s story was also really compelling. Like her mother, she lives through a lot of history, notably the Japanese interment camps.
Ruth was very compelling as a protagonist. Her time in the orphanage really pulled on my heart strings. Then it was interesting watching Ruth grow up being half Hawaiian and half Japanese. She has a hard time fitting in.
I also loved seeing more of Rachel and Ruth’s relationship. I thought that part was really glossed over in Molokai, but here it is a focus of the story. The ending really got me. I teared up a bit. I’m really glad I read this series.
Ruth was very compelling as a protagonist. Her time in the orphanage really pulled on my heart strings. Then it was interesting watching Ruth grow up being half Hawaiian and half Japanese. She has a hard time fitting in.
I also loved seeing more of Rachel and Ruth’s relationship. I thought that part was really glossed over in Molokai, but here it is a focus of the story. The ending really got me. I teared up a bit. I’m really glad I read this series.
I wished I hadn't waited so long to read the sequel to Moloka'i. I had forgotten some details & it took me a minute to re-orient myself. I appreciated the different points of views of characters.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Moving sequel following Ruth, the daughter given up for adoption by the heroine of Moloka'i. Much of the book focuses on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II - a shameful chapter of American history that profoundly affects Ruth and her family. In the last section, Ruth is reunited with her Hawaiian mother and discovers another part of her heritage. Recommended for fans of the original, but can also stand alone.