Moloka'i (showing 1-22 of 22)

[Sothy]

I recently started this book and I like it! There's bits and pieces of religious segments which I like.. because it doesn't go in too deep,as to where it seems as if someone's preaching to us, but it's in there to show their lives as Christians and how this event with their daughter having leprosy tore their family apart.
I just got into Part Two where Rachel gets sent to Moloka'i :) Interesting!

[Kristie]

My book club blindly chose this book and we all ended up liking it! The subject of leprosy intrigued us and we tend to gravitate towards historical fiction. I learned a lot by reading this book. Glad you are enjoying it, too.

[Diane]

I too enjoyed moloka'i! if you are interested in more on this subject, Steve thayer wrote a GREAT novel titled The Leper!

[Kristie]

Thanks so much for the recommendation. I just looked at the reviews for The Leper and looks like many agree with you. I will put that one on my to read list. By the way, I am not obsessed with leprosy books, but I just bought a memoir called In The Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White. Mr. White committed a white collar crime and ended up in prison in Louisiana. The prison is isolated and is also the home to the last people in the continental US disfigured by leprosy. They were outcasts in their own little private community. I have not read it but I love memoirs so it too, is on my list to read.

[Diana]

Moloka'i is one of my favorite books and Hawaii is one of my favorite places. I had the fortune to fly over Moloka'i in a helicopter-very cool!!!

[Cheryl]

Diane wrote: "I too enjoyed moloka'i! if you are interested in more on this subject, Steve thayer wrote a GREAT novel titled The Leper!"

Loved The Leper and think that is one of the best I have read so far on the subject. Isn't it amazing how far we have come in the field of medicine ? Such a feared and deadly disease, now cured by a few pills???

[Kristie]

Cheryl wrote: "Diane wrote: "I too enjoyed moloka'i! if you are interested in more on this subject, Steve thayer wrote a GREAT novel titled The Leper!"

Loved The Leper and think that is one of the best I have ..."

I didn't realize there is a cure for it now. I just started reading the memoir, "The Sanctuary of Outcasts" and really like it. It's a cold day so my goal is to read a lot.

[Liz]

Excellent historical fiction- I visited Molokai in the 70's when there were a little over 100 people there- I wish I knew the history better then

[Susan]

This book was pitched at my book club, and I'm thrilled it was. I gained a new perspective and learned a great deal about leprosy. Very sad... A book I keep thinking about long after I've finished it.

[QueenAmidala28]

I HIGHLY recommend Brennert's other book, Honolulu! I actually loved it more than Molokai. His characters are more interesting and you learn more about the different cultures than in Molokai

[Peg]

This was a wonderful book. i learned a lot about leprosy.Even tho I am an RN I had never seen anyone with this disease . It's a sad book .I just read recently that the nun in the book(even though its fiction)will be made a saint after all these years.
The characters were very real.

[Monica]

I love this book definitely one of the best historical fiction novels I have read. I cried at the end. Very beautiful book. I recommend this book every chance I get with my colleagues. The leprosy story reminded me of the Samurai's Garden by Gail TsuKiyama(who is one of my favorite writer)

[Licha]

One of my favorites. I really loved this book. As depressing as the subject is, it was a book about love and living your life to the fullest. This book had so many tender moments. I found myself crying throughout many parts of the story. Just a beautiful book.

[Carol]

I did not want this book to end. Sad topic but such a heartwarming story.

[Jaelyn]

Loved the book, recommend to everyone.
My favorite thing about "Moloka'i", was how the readers grew as the protagonist, Rachel, did. When we started to read the book, Rachel was young. Once she was separated, Rachel grew and continued within each chapter. With her growth the readers grew as well, and it was just amazing.

[Kelly]

I enjoyed this book. Found it a bit slow in parts.

[DonnaR]

I loved Moloka'i. For me, Rachel was a strong and memorable female fictional character. She just kept moving forward and living her life in spite of all that had happened to her. I can't imagine being that brave and resilient if the same things were to happen to me.

[Roz]

I'm always amazed at how powerful fear can be as a driving force in how we think and act. The leper colony on Moloka'i came about due to that fear and even after treatments and cure were found and it was found that separation was not entirely necessary, that fear sustained the stigma attached to the disease. So much was lost by those afflicted but they didn't give up. There was a line toward the end of the book that said that they lived and died, loved and were loved. Isn't that true of all of us? It was a beautiful book with wonderful characters. I was sorry to see it end but I found the ending perfect.

[Elizabeth]

Rachel is an incredible character ,as was Sister Catherine.I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

[Anne]

I found this quite a moving book. I enjoyed learning more about the leper colony on Molokai and certainly the author got me involved in the emotions of the characters' plights.

[Barbara]

I loved listening to this book on audio....the narrator had an hawaiian accent and often used native words. What a lovely story weaved into historicsl fscts of a woman and her journey through life,

[Amy]

Great book to read on a recent trip to Moloka'i. Loved it!