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    <body><![CDATA[Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s novel, Blu’s Hanging, begins most appropriately with a description of hunger satisfied in meager portions – the narrator Ivah Ogata feeding herself and her little siblings, Blu and Maisie, only with bread covered in mayonnaise, while their father feeds his hunger for his de...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26161801">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I found another book recently in my journey to the center of the earth otherwise known as my attempt to clean up my basement.  <br/><br/>Blu's Hanging is one of my favorite books.  I love Lois Ann Yamanaka right down to her flipped out hair and super-dark lipstick.  If you pick up a copy that incl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10578378">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is another book I read for my Asian American lit class that I think now is one of my favorite books. I don't know why I'm getting so into these novels we've been reading in this class, but maybe they're just good novels.<br/><br/>Anyway, at first I didn't like it. It's about a dirt poor Hawai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9478700">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is emotionally gripping without being too overly sentimental.  The characters and place are intensely vivid.  It really pulls you in.  The use of dialect was careful, enough to establish and cultivate the identity of the characters and place as Hawaiian poverty without being too difficult ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62817592">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best I've ever read.  Although it's not a happy story, it ends with a sense of hope.  It's set in Hawaii and tells the story of a family of present-day native Hawaiians.  Not the paradise of palm trees that comes to mind for most people.  Most of the dialogue is in Hawaiian pidgin, which ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39498282">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is emotionally gripping without being too overly sentimental.  The characters and place are intensely vivid.  It really pulls you in.  The use of dialect was careful, enough to establish and cultivate the identity of the characters and place as Hawaiian poverty without being too difficult ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30558027">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was recommended by my friend Cathy's daughter, Emma. It's about 3 children growing up on Moloka'i, and most of the dialog is written in pidgin. The characters are great, though some of them are pretty disturbing, and the protagonist is terrific. I loved it. I'll read the author's other boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37525549">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My sister Jane recommended this book and warned &quot;you'll cry!&quot;  I didn't cry but did get a little teary-eyed.  My brother in law loved the book, he's from Hawaii.  Lot's of local language and scenery.  I guess its a Hawaii thing.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Besides the dialect of this book, which got a lot of attention at the time of its release, the story of this book amazed me as much as it saddened me.  I think anyone who likes stories abouty brave children will love this book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you read one book about Hawaii, make it this one. The Tattoo is also good, but Blu's Hanging really captures the weird, quiet, backwoods experience of being a kid in small-town Hawaii. A little dark and creepy at times. But great.]]></body>
    
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