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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Daughter of Molokai by Alan Brennert
(scribd audiobook loan) This is the sequel to Molokai. Though this book can be read on it’s own, it will truly be appreciated if you read them in order.
That being said this book is a beautiful though at times tear inducing sequel to Molokai. In the original book, we followed the life of Rachel who is sent to the leprosy colony of Molokai as a child. Though Rachel’s eyes we experienced what it was like to grow up in the colony.
When Rachel marries a Japanese man, she becomes pregnant and book 2 follows the life of Rachel’s daughter Ruth. We follow Ruth through her early days in the orphanage, to her adoption by a Japanese family. We see her move with her family to California. There we get a glimpse of Japanese persecution in California at this time. Ruth’s adult life sees her in the Japanese internment camps and her reunification with her biological mother Rachel. If you loved Rachel in book one, I guarantee you Ruth will steal your heart very quickly in book 2. You will ultimately see this “half cookie” become whole ❤️. I truly loved this book and would highly recommend it.
(scribd audiobook loan) This is the sequel to Molokai. Though this book can be read on it’s own, it will truly be appreciated if you read them in order.
That being said this book is a beautiful though at times tear inducing sequel to Molokai. In the original book, we followed the life of Rachel who is sent to the leprosy colony of Molokai as a child. Though Rachel’s eyes we experienced what it was like to grow up in the colony.
When Rachel marries a Japanese man, she becomes pregnant and book 2 follows the life of Rachel’s daughter Ruth. We follow Ruth through her early days in the orphanage, to her adoption by a Japanese family. We see her move with her family to California. There we get a glimpse of Japanese persecution in California at this time. Ruth’s adult life sees her in the Japanese internment camps and her reunification with her biological mother Rachel. If you loved Rachel in book one, I guarantee you Ruth will steal your heart very quickly in book 2. You will ultimately see this “half cookie” become whole ❤️. I truly loved this book and would highly recommend it.
The ending dragged on a little, but I do love that we got to see more of Rachel and Ruth’s reunion and relationship.
Daughter of Moloka'i book review - no spoilers -
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This one is hard to write with zero spoilers as it is a sequel/partner book but I'll do my best. If you haven't read the first one, Moloka'i, I highly encourage you to do so. It's beautifully written and eye-opening. I had no idea about what was done with leprosy victims in the past. .
Now moving on to Daughter of Moloka'i. It begins with our protagonist Ruth as a small child in an orphanage. She is struggling to understand why no one wants to adopt her when suddenly she is requested by a family. Ruth is thrilled and scared at the prospect of her new life but her new family is warm and welcoming. We follow Ruth, moving from Hawaii to California and in turn due to the times (WWII) and her nationality (part Japanese) - an internment camp and back out again. Though freedom is coveted, the world has changed. She adapts, she endures, and life goes on. Flash forward and Ruth is now a young mother about to have her world turned upside down once more with a letter found. A phonecall is made and we are taken on a new journey of discovery and the true meaning of ohana - family. .
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I highly recommend this book ! Thank you to # netgalley and #stmartinspress for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review. It was an absolute pleasure to be able to read this novel.
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This one is hard to write with zero spoilers as it is a sequel/partner book but I'll do my best. If you haven't read the first one, Moloka'i, I highly encourage you to do so. It's beautifully written and eye-opening. I had no idea about what was done with leprosy victims in the past. .
Now moving on to Daughter of Moloka'i. It begins with our protagonist Ruth as a small child in an orphanage. She is struggling to understand why no one wants to adopt her when suddenly she is requested by a family. Ruth is thrilled and scared at the prospect of her new life but her new family is warm and welcoming. We follow Ruth, moving from Hawaii to California and in turn due to the times (WWII) and her nationality (part Japanese) - an internment camp and back out again. Though freedom is coveted, the world has changed. She adapts, she endures, and life goes on. Flash forward and Ruth is now a young mother about to have her world turned upside down once more with a letter found. A phonecall is made and we are taken on a new journey of discovery and the true meaning of ohana - family. .
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I highly recommend this book ! Thank you to # netgalley and #stmartinspress for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review. It was an absolute pleasure to be able to read this novel.
If you enjoy historical fiction, nature and family stories you will absolutely love this book.
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Ruth is sent to an orphanage at birth in 1917 because her mother, a native Hawaiian, and her father, Japanese, are afflicted with leprosy. The government forces them to give away their beloved daughter and live in isolation in Moloka’i to prevent them and others from infecting the general population.
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Ruth spends her first five years in Hawaii at the orphanage and is treated well. She is then adopted by Japanese-American parents who have three biological sons of their own. Her Papa and Okāsan(mother) are very good to her and she is overjoyed to be a part of a family.
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Eventually they move to California to help her uncle with his farm and then Pearl Harbor is attacked during WWII and everything changes for their family.
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Throughout reading this I was astonished at the pieces of American history I wasn’t aware of. I had no idea Japanese-Americans were placed into concentration camps in the 1940’s by Roosevelt out of fear these innocent people were conspiring with the Japanese government after Pearl Harbor. These American families were torn apart and lived in squalor until the government finally released them from the camps years later. Irreparable damage was done.
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This book is about family and the strength we draw from it and the importance of our roots and how important they are to our personal stories. Ruth is a champion for justice and love and I adored her for all the ways she showed kindness to humans and animals throughout the book.
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4.25/5 ⭐️-I really liked it and recommend!
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Ruth is sent to an orphanage at birth in 1917 because her mother, a native Hawaiian, and her father, Japanese, are afflicted with leprosy. The government forces them to give away their beloved daughter and live in isolation in Moloka’i to prevent them and others from infecting the general population.
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Ruth spends her first five years in Hawaii at the orphanage and is treated well. She is then adopted by Japanese-American parents who have three biological sons of their own. Her Papa and Okāsan(mother) are very good to her and she is overjoyed to be a part of a family.
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Eventually they move to California to help her uncle with his farm and then Pearl Harbor is attacked during WWII and everything changes for their family.
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Throughout reading this I was astonished at the pieces of American history I wasn’t aware of. I had no idea Japanese-Americans were placed into concentration camps in the 1940’s by Roosevelt out of fear these innocent people were conspiring with the Japanese government after Pearl Harbor. These American families were torn apart and lived in squalor until the government finally released them from the camps years later. Irreparable damage was done.
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This book is about family and the strength we draw from it and the importance of our roots and how important they are to our personal stories. Ruth is a champion for justice and love and I adored her for all the ways she showed kindness to humans and animals throughout the book.
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4.25/5 ⭐️-I really liked it and recommend!
It was good, but not my favorite by this author. It was long at times.
I didn't care for this book as much as Moloka'i. It was a little slow. I didn't hate it, didn't love it... It was merely ok
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I've been wanting to read this ever since I finished Moloka'i . I think the idea to write the daughters story which then gets entagled with the mother's story, which the reader already knows due to the first book, was a brilliant idea. But not only is this, at least to me, quiet unique idea to tell a family story. Additionaly Ruth's story also deals with a topic of American history that I had never heard about before and was frankly, quiet shocked about. . While I do think the first book was a tiny bit better, as in it reached me more emotionally, I still would highly reccomend reading this.
I'm glad I not only discovered this series but also this author as I will now probably pick up his other books.
I'm glad I not only discovered this series but also this author as I will now probably pick up his other books.
Needless to say, I was not ready for this book at all. I never read the first book Moloka'i, and luckily with this book, I didn't have to. I learned so much from this story. In my school, in the 1990s, we weren't taught anything about the racism that the Japenese Americans had to endure. We learned about everything but that. We learned about everything everyone else had done, but not what our own government had done on the orders of our President So this story was a shock to me and to my mother who also had not been taught about all of the horrific things that our government did.
It took me a little longer to read this story because I slowed down and really read word for word, and through my tears gained a new understanding. I can say that without a doubt this book has changed me it tugs at my soul.
This story since it is based on fact should be a mandatory read for all high school students especially while learning about WW2 and Pearl Harbor. Hmph, actually EVERYONE should read this.
I highly recommend this book, Daughter of Moloka'i to everyone. I don't care who you are. I usually read horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. But I am so glad that I received this book for review.
The author did a wonderful job writing this, and I am so glad he did. I will be buying this book when it comes out and having my daughter read it. Like I said EVERY American should read this. We need to learn from our past mistakes and quit repeating them!!!
It took me a little longer to read this story because I slowed down and really read word for word, and through my tears gained a new understanding. I can say that without a doubt this book has changed me it tugs at my soul.
This story since it is based on fact should be a mandatory read for all high school students especially while learning about WW2 and Pearl Harbor. Hmph, actually EVERYONE should read this.
I highly recommend this book, Daughter of Moloka'i to everyone. I don't care who you are. I usually read horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. But I am so glad that I received this book for review.
The author did a wonderful job writing this, and I am so glad he did. I will be buying this book when it comes out and having my daughter read it. Like I said EVERY American should read this. We need to learn from our past mistakes and quit repeating them!!!
Such an amazing, well written book - loved it, even though it was emotionally crushing!!!