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Moloka’i

Auteur(s): Alan Brennert
Narrateur(s): Anne Noelani Miyamoto
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The powerful debut novel from Alan Brennert, Moloka’i tells the story of Rachel Kalama, a seven-year-old Hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is quarantined on the island of Moloka’i during the 1890s. Separated from her family and forced to grow up in the leper colony of Kalaupapa, Rachel experiences intense isolation. But she remains strong, finding moments of joy, and even love. Rich in Hawaiian history, this novel proves itself a stellar piece of historical fiction.

©2003 Alan Brennert (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Fiction Historique Japon impérial

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“Compellingly original … Brennert’s compassion makes Rachel a memorable character, and his smooth storytelling vividly brings early twentieth-century Hawaii to life.” ( Publishers Weekly)
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What a spectacular audiobook. Rachel is a wonderful and deeply complex character. Through her, we learn about Hawaiian history and the little known story of Kalaupapa. I enjoyed the narrator's performance tremendously, and the mix of Hawaiian and Japanese words used at the appropriate moments greatly enriched the experience. 5 stars all around.

Historical fiction at its best

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The story and performance was good, however as someone who likes to switch between the book and audiobook I found this frustrating. The audiobook chapters are not the same as the book, I don't really understand why but it made something that should be seemless unnecessarily annoying.

One annoying thing....

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My ancestors were born on Molokai. Listening to this audio book and the narration, I felt I was there in-person and could see what was described, the people, the places, the feelings. Beautiful story, as I even had my grandpa mentioned as one of the characters in the book who was alive and real. Thank you so much Alan Brennert for writing this sad and troubling time for my people with such heart and care for their souls.

Brilliant

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This book was an educational yet emotional fic-history tale. I read it while on holidays in Hawaii and appreciated learning about some of the very real and very hard past of the local people. It was an epic tale that left me questioning what hardship and family really are. Highly recommend!

Breathtaking

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This book was selected by my book club and is by far my favourite selection of the year. The story was engaging and enlightening. It will stay with me for a long time. The narration was excellent.

A fascinating story

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I absolutely loved this book; it’s subject, story-line, Characters and writing-style are all excellent — and profound!
Alan Brennert had a powerful story to tell, and he did so with beauty and power; it’s one I’ll never forget.

This is absolutely a must-read!

Wonderful story, well told!

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The book is very interesting, it follows the life story of a girl through her personal tragedy and important historical events that have deep impact on her life.

Excellent book

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Emotional and engaging story told with incredibly rich detail. I hung on every word and the narrator's tone and voice brought the story to life. This incredible story may be fictional, however, the historical details are well researched. Written in such vivid detail, I felt I was there.

Gripping and Breathtaking Story

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This story captured my heart! The characters came to life and became my friends. I wanted to protect them and, at times, felt so helpless.

Fabulous Read!

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I checked Goodreads, to see if readers there had also given this novel a high rating. They had! Only 17% felt the way I did, that it reads like a teen novel written by an inexperienced author. Perhaps people who gave it 5 stars found the history interesting, as many people don't know there was a leper colony on Moloka'i . The main character was only vaguely interesting. The language was not reflective of the early 1900s. The story was disjointed and not in any way captivating, nor did it delve deeply into the experiences of people with leprosy. Some of them died. That's it. How this could be a best seller is completely beyond me. I struggled through the first half, and couldn't bear to listen to more. It wasn't even worth skipping ahead to know the outcome.

Shallow and Boring

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