
Moloka’i
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Narrated by:
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Anne Noelani Miyamoto
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By:
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Alan Brennert
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.
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Captivating
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Anne Noelani Miyamoto was the perfect narrator for this book - I was transported back to the Hawaiian islands. Her voice made me want to never leave the leper island.
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I thought it was over, twice. But it turned out that the parts that remained were worth the story being longer.
The narrator was able to pronounce all of the names and locations appropriately, which always lends to the story. But the inflections were subdued. not quite monotone, but never heard the fear or the love or the confusion in the narrators voice, so it made the story SEEM flat.
But looking back on it, the characters had depth and there were passionate moments and subjects and experiences throughout.
I appreciate that there are quite a few pieces of history in the book. I love historical fiction!
Excellent piece of historical fiction
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what happened to narrator
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Brennant's story is very typical of how people were treated in those days. I thoroughlly enjoyed following Rachel as she grew from a frightened child into a mature woman, and felt her pain as she dealt with the problems of being ripped away from her family and thrown into a strange, forboding place, finding then losing loved ones, and the bittersweetness of finding a child that was taken from her at birth because she was infected
Alan Brennert's research of the time period, and the way he wove the events of the day into her story was heartwrenching real. I could hear the collective "Auwe" at the news of the king's death, and at her leaving Oahu for Moloka`i.
Anne Noelani's narration is better than any other reader's attempt at pronouncing the Hawaiian language. She is definitely familiar with island speech and inflection, however, there were a few words that were strangely pronounced. Kaiwi is pronounced ka-EE-vee, not KYE-vee. In spite of those little gafs, I did enjoy listening to the book very much. As a matter of fact, I am listening to it once again.
Although Mr. Brennant has another book on audible (Honolulu), I have decided not to get it. Another islander has reviewed that book and had the same pronounciation problem. It is very off-putting. However, if you are NOT familiar with the Hawaiian language, you might try his other book (Honolulu) if his story telling style is as good there as it is in this book, Moloka`i. I definitely will read the hard copy, instead.
Wow! Comparable to Michener--well done!
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Loved this!
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Surprising depth and believability
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Excellent
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Heartbreaking yet beautiful story!
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Great book.
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