false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg 42960 19 "A grand epic."<br>THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER<br>Master storyteller James A. Michener sweeps us off to the Caribbean,with a magnificent novel that captures the eternal allure of that glittering string of islands and their tumultuous history. Beginning in 1310 and continuing through Columbus's arrival and the bloody slave revolt of Haiti to the rise of Castro, CARIBBEAN carries us through 700 dramatic years in a tale teeming with revolution and romance, slavery and superstition, heartfelt characters and thunderous destinies. <br>A Dual Main Slection of the Book-of-the-Month Club<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i> 1170423 1989 Caribbean: A Novel total:581|5:124|4:226|3:185|2:33|1:13| 581 2158 820 45 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 1 2 false Wed Sep 17 18:02:55 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 18:12:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 2 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 19:12:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 19:29:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 2 0 false Mon Apr 20 20:46:41 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 20:47:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 769895 0449217493 9780449217498 40 3 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178202890m/769895.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769895.Caribbean 3 0 false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:51:47 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:33:20 -0700 2009 Caribbean is not his best, but it is an enjoyable read. Each chapter can stand alone if you are so disposed to put it away without reading the whole book. But the final chapter draws the whole together. I've never been that interested in the Caribbean islands, but after...more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 5 0 false Wed Apr 22 10:51:04 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 10:54:49 -0700 2009 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 01:53:54 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 01:25:11 -0700 2009 Note: since I'm Yoruba I found interesting coming across the Yoruba slave 'Naxee' who lead the futile slave revolt on Barbados, for two reasons; first, that Michener would choose to mention my tribe in one of his works, and second, there...more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 2 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 06:24:54 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 20:12:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Mar 13 08:51:54 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 08:53:34 -0700 2009 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 1 0 false Sat Jan 17 05:51:26 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 05:51:57 -0800 2009 769895 0449217493 9780449217498 40 3 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178202890m/769895.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769895.Caribbean 4 0 false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 21 17:49:45 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 07 09:41:04 -0800 2008 1
I had very little knowledge about the Caribbean before reading this book, ...more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 0 0 false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 21 05:22:29 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 27 18:16:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Mar 20 08:28:59 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 08:30:40 -0700 2008
I loved this book all the way through. I really enjoy Mic...more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 4 0 false Tue Nov 10 08:03:09 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 07:31:26 -0800 2009 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 10:05:56 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 10:08:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 1 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 20:34:56 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 15:41:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 20:57:03 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 07:23:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Jun 06 12:32:51 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 19:56:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 4 0 false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 26 16:19:42 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 28 14:05:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 19:24:45 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 19:09:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42960 0812974921 9780812974928 524 41 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169961101m/42960.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42960.Caribbean_A_Novel 0 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 11:29:36 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 15 06:30:57 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=42960