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Shark Dialogues

Kiana Davenport (Goodreads Author)

4.08 · Rating details · 2,328 ratings · 310 reviews

Spellbinding in its imagery and ancient myths, Shark Dialogues is the stunningly sensual and visionary epic of a Polynesian Hawaiian family, a story of daring, passionate women and men, their losses and triumphs, their comedies and tragedies, their anguish and joy. Set mainly in contemporary Hawaii, it is a spectacular odyssey through fire and water, a journey that begins ...more

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Published August 1st 1995 by Plume (first published 1994)

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Oct 02, 2010 Jeanette (Now on StoryGraph) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: magical-realism, historical-fiction, pacific-islands, five-star-fiction, all-fiction

This book utterly defies categorization. It begins with a brief introduction of four girl cousins winging their way back to Pono's coffee farm in the 1990s. Then it jumps back in time and becomes historical fiction with a smattering of magical realism. Hawaii's sad and painful past is covered, with special emphasis on the way lepers were treated through the decades. But it's also a family saga following the generations of women in Pono's family, beginning with the unlikely pairing of a Tahitian ...more

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Sep 18, 2009 Tara Chevrestt rated it really liked it

Shelves: hawaii, historical-fiction

The first half of this novel is wonderful! I could not get enough of it. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the Tahitian runaway bride and the one eyed whaler and their life in pioneer Hawaii and their children. I learned so much about Hawaii history. Davenport has exceptional talent throwing in historical facts and details without losing the magic of an engrossing storyline. I was overtaken with emotion many times.

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Dec 07, 2014 Lori Ann rated it really liked it

Count me as one Haole Wahine who really enjoyed the lessons this book had to offer. It spanned Hawaiian history from the 1800s to present day through the eyes of several generations of strong women from one family. I've been to Hawaii a handful of times, and this book gave me perspective on why native islanders are not always quite so happy to welcome new residents from the mainland. (I'd heard about this from a friend who lived there, but lacked the background to understand the history behind i ...more

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Jul 09, 2010 Sara rated it really liked it

A great first novel about Hawaii, with specific political views.

I've seen one criticism I agree strongly with: one, the need for an editor - the copy shown in the picture looks like a galley, there are rampant spelling mistakes and run on sentences. A few times, characters travel the same routes and the drive is described almost identically twice. Someone wrote that this book could have been 100 or 150 pages shorter and would have been much "tighter" and I agree.

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Feb 06, 2009 Chrissie rated it it was ok

Shelves: hf, medical, islands, usa, dnf, swap, text-checked, hawaii

I liked the first 70ish pages about the matriarch Kelonikoa, the daughter of a Tahitian chief. The writing was colorful and vibrant. Hawaiian history and geogarphy were wonderfully described.

But now, Pono, Kelonikoa's great granddaughter, has come on stage. The writing is just too dramatic, too graphic - with slaughter and rape and magical realism that is simply too weird. I am fighting my desire to just dump this book. I REALLY am not enjoying myself. Usch, do I have to continue with this..... ...more

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Feb 05, 2018 Christie Bane rated it it was amazing

Oh my God, this book was SO GOOD!

I don't really even know where to start. I suppose I will start with the simple fact that Kiana Davenport is a beautiful writer. I don't know how it's possible for anyone to produce almost 500 pages of such terribly beautiful writing. I say "terribly beautiful" because some of the things she writes about are, truly, terrible. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but take my word for it, if you read this book you will have images burned into your brain Oh my God, this book was SO GOOD!

I don't really even know where to start. I suppose I will start with the simple fact that Kiana Davenport is a beautiful writer. I don't know how it's possible for anyone to produce almost 500 pages of such terribly beautiful writing. I say "terribly beautiful" because some of the things she writes about are, truly, terrible. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but take my word for it, if you read this book you will have images burned into your brain that I don't think you will forget any time soon, or maybe ever.

I have been to Hawaii one time in my life, had never had any interest in going before then, and fell in love with it immediately. That's not an abnormal reaction to Hawaii. But part of falling in love with it is knowing that I could never possess it, even if I ever had enough money to live there. Hawaii belongs to its people, and the United States kind of screwed them, or else handed them the tools to screw themselves, you could argue either way. I know better than to dream of belonging in Hawaii. But what I do want is to understand it. I don't care about resorts or tourist attractions; I care about the native-blooded (or mixed, because it seems like almost everyone now is mixed) people who live in the small towns outside of the tourist areas. I want to know what they think about people like me who come and visit. This author is very good at showing exactly that.

This book is an epic story of four generations of people, starting with a Dutch trader and a Tahitian princess. The current generation, four girls who have all lost their mothers, keep returning to their grandmother's coffee plantation from all the places in the world they have scattered. Their grandmother, Pono, is a force of nature. She has done a lot of fantastic things in her life, and seems to be half myth and half reality. I could never really figure out which was which with her, but part of the charm of the book was that I really didn't want to; she was a perfect character as is.

This book should be savored one sentence at a time, like drinking an exquisite glass of wine in small sips. I read the first 100 pages that way and then chugged the rest down almost in one sitting on my day off from teaching class. I couldn't resist. After doing that, I feel like I was hit by a train. That's how powerful the writing is! ...more

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Apr 17, 2011 Pamela rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I read Shark Dialogues while in Hawaii, and it made me enjoy the book more than I would have. The language strays into over-adjectival cheesiness, especially whenever anyone admires nature or has sex. And although I'm sympathetic to the claims of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, it really bums me out to read a novel that's openly sympathetic to terrorism. Sorry, Davenport, but I just can't get down with that.

Anyway, the real reason to read this book is for the first half, when Davenport skillf ...more

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Jul 23, 2008 Wanda rated it really liked it

Recommended to Wanda by: eman d.

This story is so amazing! I loved the integration of the history of Hawai'i into the matriarchal genealogy of the main character, Pono. The first half of the book was so engrossing I read it in one day! Pono's stories and history were beautiful and powerful. But the second half sort of lost me. The cousins' stories were harder to keep track of, in terms of who was the daughter of whom. And the language got a little repetitive. I love reading about Hawai'i's rich and sad history, about mixed wome ...more

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Apr 20, 2007 A rated it it was amazing

my fave book on hawaii, davenport's a genius. strong women, politics, that dirty/beautiful hawaii thing and of course sex. ...more

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Sep 09, 2015 Alicia rated it liked it

Shelves: usa-hawaii

Hawaii + magical realism. I generally enjoyed the storyline but the quality of writing is taxing. An editor would have made a huge difference.

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Apr 11, 2019 Nancy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

What kind of legacy will I leave behind? I’m not convinced it will be much beyond my children. DNA testing, Ancestry and other genealogical sites are a great help in archiving family trees, photos and stories but I don’t feel we can capture the intimate thoughts and memories.

Shark Dialogues is a gorgeous book about the power of our descendants. The story revolves around Pono - the oldest matriarch of a Hawaiian family whose legacy goes back generations. She has been hesitant to reveal all the f What kind of legacy will I leave behind? I’m not convinced it will be much beyond my children. DNA testing, Ancestry and other genealogical sites are a great help in archiving family trees, photos and stories but I don’t feel we can capture the intimate thoughts and memories.

Shark Dialogues is a gorgeous book about the power of our descendants. The story revolves around Pono - the oldest matriarch of a Hawaiian family whose legacy goes back generations. She has been hesitant to reveal all the family stories. Without divulging too much, she has lost her daughters both in life and death for various reasons. As she feels her own mortality closing in, she gathers her granddaughters with the intention of finally filling in those blanks. All of the family has been adrift and struggling for lack of this anchor and identity. Has she held back because of sheer survival, her sense of shame, someone else’s privacy?

There is an element of what some would call magical realism, but I would prefer to call it myth. Myth that is part of what it means to identify as Hawaiian. My guess is the author was using her novel as a vehicle for criticism of American colonialism in Hawaii, the racist attitudes about Polynesians, disrespect of their traditions, the introduction of disease and tragic handling of leprosy patients for lack of a treatment, stolen lands and anthropogenic abuse of fragile ecosystems. All the while Davenport underscores history in her writing as well as touching on the ravages of the Vietnam war on service members, the toxicity of Agent Orange, gender bias and stereotyping. Obviously a character driven novel, the writing is lush and complex. The use of Hawaiian/Chinese words and pidgin English did not distract me. It’s spare enough if you are reading for context you shouldn’t need to look much up. There’s enough plot to keep you turning pages.

I’m thrilled for Ms Davenport that ABC has optioned the rights to develop this book into a series with Viola Davis as director. I look forward to what they produce and hope they do it justice, as this work is quite timeless.

“Most people sought a blindingly passionate, transcending love, the one impossible and tragic. At the same time they wanted a less perfect, more prosaic love, one that got them through the day-to-day. She brooded over this, wondering if it was age, or just fatigue that took away large appetites, left us desiring a life predictable and kind. Was wanting less the first step down the road to dying, or to wisdom?”

*Side note - the length of time it took me to read this is no reflection on the book. I was mounting a show and into the run. The writing was just so good, I couldn't concentrate and reflect on it while my head was buried elsewhere... Great book. ...more

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Apr 29, 2013 Laurie Hanan rated it it was amazing

If ever a book deserved more than five stars, it is this one. Each paragraph flows like a poem, and I found myself reading the same words again and again, trying to absorb all the ideas contained in them. This is not a fast read, by any means, but well worth taking the time to read it well.

The lines between reality and Hawaiian myth blur as this expansive saga follows seven generations of a family in Hawai'i. The often-dark, angry tale begins as "Pono's girls" are summoned to the Big Island by t If ever a book deserved more than five stars, it is this one. Each paragraph flows like a poem, and I found myself reading the same words again and again, trying to absorb all the ideas contained in them. This is not a fast read, by any means, but well worth taking the time to read it well.

The lines between reality and Hawaiian myth blur as this expansive saga follows seven generations of a family in Hawai'i. The often-dark, angry tale begins as "Pono's girls" are summoned to the Big Island by their 84-year-old grandmother. The four mixed-race cousins, who have scattered across the globe, are united only by memories of summers shared in the home of the fearsome Pono. Now they return to the run-down coffee plantation once again to face the six-foot-tall kahuna with flowing gray hair, who uses a cane made from a human spine and possesses the power to kill with just a look. The reader is then taken back to 1834, as a shipwrecked, one-eyed whaler turned cannibal falls in love with a runaway Tahitian princess. The story then centers around their great-granddaughter, Pono, who displays unusual powers from birth. At sixteen, Pono falls in love with Duke, a pure Hawaiian surfer. Duke contracts leprosy and the two young lovers go into hiding, living like animals in the wild jungles as they are pursued by bounty hunters. Duke is finally captured and imprisoned in the leper colony at Kalaupapa, on the Island of Molokai. The love story between Duke and Pono spans more than sixty years and has to be one of the most extraordinary, most haunting, tales of all time. The reader is brought to the present, as Pono's granddaughters wrestle with the secrets of their family's past. They finally learn of their grandfather, who--ashamed of his leprosy--had made Pono vow not to tell anyone of his existence.

This story carries an underlying theme of the racial tension that still simmers just beneath the surface in modern day in Hawai'i. It revolves around the Hawaiian matriarch who, though she despises foreigners, is actually of mixed race herself, granddaughter of an American and a Tahitian. Pono's daughters marry non-Hawaiians and produce a mixed bag of grandchildren, four of whom become the other central characters in the story. As a non-Hawaiian raised in Hawai'i, these islands are the only home I know. I have always counted the Hawaiian people as my own. And yet, they will never count me as one of them. I have spent my life studying Hawaiian history, doing my best to understand and sympathize with the anger at the injustices inflicted on the Hawaiians by foreigners--Americans in particular. This book does a good job of shedding light on the political complexities, the rage and frustration that still drive Hawaiian activists today. ...more

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Dec 07, 2007 Becky rated it really liked it

Recommended to Becky by: Katie

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this book is reviewed on the cover by isabel allende, and it reminded me a lot of isabel allende books. it spanned over several generations of strong women often being oppressed by men all set to a historical and political background, written in a style of magical realism. however, what made this book especially interesting to me was that the historical and political background was that of hawaii. i realized that i really haven't thought much about the history of hawaii and how it came to be a p this book is reviewed on the cover by isabel allende, and it reminded me a lot of isabel allende books. it spanned over several generations of strong women often being oppressed by men all set to a historical and political background, written in a style of magical realism. however, what made this book especially interesting to me was that the historical and political background was that of hawaii. i realized that i really haven't thought much about the history of hawaii and how it came to be a part of the united states. it really is a very sad history, i suppose not much different than how the rest of the united states came to be the united states, but it was still really interesting to learn about. there was so much i never knew much about or just never thought about: the imperialism, the slave like conditions native hawaiians faced on pineapple, coffee, and sugar plantations, leprosy epidemics, the struggle for hawaiian independence, the way the bombing of pearl harbor affected non-military hawaiians, the commonality of the struggle of island nations, the international nature of hawaii (with influence from the us, japan, the philippines, polynesia, etc.), and so many other topics. this book really made me want to learn more about modern day hawaii. it was also really interesting to read this book while in costa rica. the tone of the book was definitely against the white tourists who come and against the foreigners who come and buy up land and build developments that destroy the natural habitat and take away land from the locals, which is what seems to be happening a lot in costa rica. as i was reading the book, i was overhearing conversations from people from the united states discussing the beach front costa rican property they had purchased to build a resort, or to start a rafting business. it was just an interesting parallel that made me feel awful for going to costa rica as a white tourist who didn't know the language or anything about the history or culture of costa rica. so this book definitely inspired a lot of thought in me and i'd recommend it for that reason. sometimes the plot and characters seemed a bit forced in order to get across the historical and political message, but it didn't bother me because i was so interested in the message.

sorry if the review is long and boring, but i just don't want to forget everything i was thinking as i read this book. ...more

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Jan 12, 2018 Liz rated it it was ok

Shelves: i-prefer-rum

First things first - I read it because a friend needs help with a paper on this book and I needed to know the details to be able to help. I would have never picked this book up otherwise.

The writing is...difficult. I must admit, I read George R.R. Martin's doorstoppers faster than this one. It is overly descriptive, particularly when it comes to sex, and particularly when descriptions aren't truly needed. It is overly detailed, the author frequently digresses and focusses, I think, on all the w ...more

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May 28, 2015 konami rated it really liked it

It was really hard to put this book down once I became engrossed in the description and lives of these powerful women. With the epic backdrop of Pono, Duke, their daughters, and granddaughters, the history of Hawaii is woven into the story-line allowing the reader to get a firsthand glimpse of a paradise lost to commercialism and exploitation of its' native peoples throughout the generations. While the first half of the book is very picturesque and lyrical, the final portion of the book began to ...more

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May 21, 2011 Lori rated it really liked it

I'm surprised that I'm only listing this book now on GR, because even tho I read it, oh, 20 years ago? it's obviously left it's mark. Now that's a 5 star book. As a matter of fact, I think I'll go restructure my ratings. It's time that tells me when a book is 5-stars, when I still am nostalgic so many years later about this reading experience.

Because this book had everything - deep emotional impact, bitterness at the machine of injustice, Hawaiian history, native politics, and well developed cha ...more

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Nov 24, 2018 Kiana rated it really liked it

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So much to say. Full review coming soon.

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Oct 06, 2017 Sarah Fountain rated it really liked it

If you asked me half way through the book, it would have gotten five stars and a spot on my top ten favorite books ever. Davenport weaves in and out of the personal narrative of the women she writes about and centuries of Hawaiian history. This book is one of the few historical fiction novels where the "historical" element is more than just a backdrop.

The second half fell a little flat. The story of Pono's four granddaughters followed clearly and was still incredibly powerful, but I thought some If you asked me half way through the book, it would have gotten five stars and a spot on my top ten favorite books ever. Davenport weaves in and out of the personal narrative of the women she writes about and centuries of Hawaiian history. This book is one of the few historical fiction novels where the "historical" element is more than just a backdrop.

The second half fell a little flat. The story of Pono's four granddaughters followed clearly and was still incredibly powerful, but I thought some of the connections Davenport drew were a little...I don't know, easy? Like the fact that Vanya, the woman that hates white people more than anything, ends up with a charismatic Australian man that "puts up" with her "fiery nature" is a little bogus. It fits too neatly into the idea that men are rational and stable characters and even the strongest women are emotionally flawed.

I like to think that the relationship between Vanya, her Australian lover, and Duke are more complex than just "I never knew my Grandfather and this missing male figure has created a gaping hole in my life, and the only way I can let this white man into my life is by seeing the same disease in both of them." I'm not a fan of the idea that a "dead" grandfather could destroy two generations of seemingly strong women. I get that Pono was neglectful, and like to think that the girls' obsession with Duke was more a reflection on themselves than on a missing father figure, but Davenport never really arrived at that conclusion.

On a positive note, I don't think I have ever loved a character more than I loved Run Run. The passages where she defended the girls made me actually smile, and I love the fact that her dialogue was consistently in pidgin. That, combined with Davenport's descriptions of Hawaii, probably saved the second half of the book, and even made me question whether or not everyone has their element of nature that they connect with more than others. Few would object to the idea that Hawaii is a magical place, but she really brought the islands and ocean to life. ...more

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Feb 05, 2021 Penny Atcheson rated it it was amazing

I don't generally read other reviews but in this case I'm glad I did. In reading the reviews, I wanted to pinpoint why this book spoke to me, in spite of the detailed descriptions and lyrical, lengthy writing style. Times seem more necessary to hear the opinions of others, even if the opinions are about a book written almost ten years ago. This wasn't my intention when I picked the book up. I honestly wanted to escape from current events with something describing the past lives of island women i ...more

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Mar 15, 2020 Aurora Shele rated it liked it

This book took me ages to finish. Some parts were really interesting. Others hard to get to. But overall a nice story about generations in Hawaii.

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Sep 07, 2014 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, historical-fiction, hawaii

Perfect book to read before and after my trip to Oahu, HI.

Publisher's Weekly describes the plot better than I could:

A sprawling but compelling first novel, Davenport's gargantuan family epic centers on the awe-inspiring Hawaiian matriarch Pono, a prophet gifted with magic powers, and her four estranged, mixed-marriage granddaughters. The book begins in 1834 with Pono's forebears, a shipwrecked Yankee sailor who had resorted to cannibalism, and a runaway Tahitian princess, and covers large chunk ...more

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Jul 07, 2009 Arapahoe Libraries rated it it was amazing

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While Hawaii carries an all encompassing viewpoint, Shark Dialogues, by Kiana Davenportm is a debut novel that is spellbinding in its imagery and ancient myths. It is a stunningly sensual and epic novel of a Polynesian Hawaiian family that centers on the awe-inspiring matriarch, Pono, a prophet gifted with magic powers and her four estranged, mixed-marriage granddaughters. I think Pono is one of the most powerful and magical characters in modern day fiction. Ms. Davenport manages to maneuver the ...more

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Jan 24, 2009 Ami rated it really liked it

I first read this one a few years ago for book club, and the biggest thing I remembered about it is that it made me want to go to Hawaii. The descriptions of the ocean views and paradise-like setting of the jungles, even in some not great times for the characters, were enough to make me want a vacation.

This last week, I did go on vacation. I spent a week on Maui, so I thought it would be appropriate to read this one again to set the tone. I read it on the (really long) plane ride.

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Feb 20, 2013 Julie rated it really liked it

I read this book while staying on the Big Island and that was definitely a good time to read it. It is set on the island of Hawaii. This historical fiction novel covers many generations of a family and uses the history of Hawaii as the backdrop. I definitely learned a lot about Hawaii. The story was engrossing, the characters well-developed. I didn't give it 5 stars for 2 reasons. 1.) I thought the writer needed a good editor on more than one occasion. I felt the story didn't need as much as it ...more

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May 27, 2009 Jenn rated it liked it

i loved the first part of this book! the author gives some great insight into the history of hawaii (which is fascinating and heartbreaking) by telling the story of man and woman who fall in love. the second part of the book brings us to modern day, into the lives of their 4 great-great-granddaughters. here's where the author lost me... this part of the book read like it was written by a completely different person. the book started out as historical fiction and then became more like a harlequin ...more

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Feb 09, 2010 Christie rated it it was ok

Shelves: book-club-selection

Pros: Davenport writes in several beautiful, artsy styles. The Hawaiian history contained within is interesting and left me desiring more history of the Hawaiian Islands. The characters were deeply developed. BUT...
Cons: The constant flip-flopping between writing styles and themes was annoying (to me). While I loved the history, the book was way too long, too detailed, and this could have been split into 2 books, with each book making a great story. Finally, while the characters had a lot of dep ...more

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Jun 21, 2008 Brock rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction

Conveys in rich context a pain and loss singular to the islands of the Pacific. The rape of a culture and the death of a way of life is made immediate and painfully real. At the same time, it honors the bloody mash of Pacific and Asian cultures unique to the Hawaiian Islands and the savage history of sugar plantations and the bond this has created amongst local people. A new culture exists, one laden with loss, but also a vibrant mix of people with strong traditions based on dozens of cultures.

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Jun 13, 2010 Kim rated it it was ok

Historical Hawaiian Fiction....1800-1990s Hawaii...Hawaii's history told through 4 generations of women.

I struggled with this book. Am happy to have read it, but wouldn't be able to recommend it. Too mythical/magical for my tastes. The historical part felt impersonal and rat-a-tat run through of events. The second half of the book takes place in modern day focusing on native Hawaiian struggles for soverignty. Made me not want to visit Hawaii since I would be part of the white man problem.

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May 15, 2014 Lorri rated it really liked it

I read this book a long time ago and it still lingers in my memory. I should read it again to make sure my memory serves me well, but I remember being entranced by the characters, their stories, and the author's writing style. One long descriptive passage went on so long that I re-read it several times astonished that I hadn't skipped over the periods. I hadn't - it was one continous flowing and descriptive sentence. If you like historical fiction with generous doses of magical realism, this may ...more

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Mar 07, 2009 Erica rated it liked it

This book was beautiful, poetic, epic in scope, full of adventure and emotions yet not cheesy and....it needed a little culling. I feel like at least 100 pages could've been edited from the final book...there was a lot of repetition and unneeded scenes and details; I ended up skimming quite a bit. The author handled generations and many characters very well. It was magical, but could've been more so with a big red pen!!! ...more

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