Moloka'i | 
pickThis book is an amazing story of the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity and forge a life from seemingly impossible circumstances. A blend of fiction/nonfiction, I learned quite a bit about the stigma and early treatment of leprosy (Hansen‘s Disease) in Hawaii (timeframe 1890s-1970).
It includes both religious and pagan beliefs as well as the politics and misinformation surrounding the disease and the colony on Moloka‘i. ⬇️⬇️
1. I know the book is about a leper colony but I love Hawaii
2. Sunny and 70s (kinda perfect)
3. It‘s been so long since I dated lol - maybe when the guy spent the entire night arguing with me about any conversation topic - think his name was Todd 🤣
4. 1 son no pets
5. ❤️❤️
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Next up is my #LMPBC September book. Such a beautiful cover! ❤️
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pickI would have never picked this up to read myself but I‘m so glad @Crazeedi chose it for #LMPBC. Beautiful character, beautiful story in a beautiful place. Next up for #LMPBC: Finding Dorothy
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Book 230/265 8/21/19
pickWhat an amazing story! I loved the Hawaiian history and learning/understanding more about Leprosy/Hansen‘s Disease but mostly I loved Rachel
pick4.5⭐ #LMPBC round6 @suvata
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I finished this book today. It's a lovely story of Rachel, afflicted with leprosy (now Hansen's Disease) at age 7. I loved everything about this story, the language, the myths, the culture. It will be headed your way tomorrow Megan!
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I'm halfway through my first book! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I am. The first part is heart rendering but a great story!
Thank you so much Cindy! I'm going to use this for the #LMPBC round! You are so very kind and thoughtful @Cinfhen
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pickExcellent historical fiction. 1890-1950s Hawaii history centered around a young girl forced into the famous leper colony on Moloka'i. We grow up with her and other colony inhabitants who become her "Ohana". It's a heartbreaking piece of Hawaiian history that i knew little about. Enjoyed this one
pickSpanning 80 years, this book is a saga full of Hawaiian history, culture, lore, legend and heartbreak. At age 7, Rachel Kalama is quarantined and separated from her family after determining she has a form of leprosy. She is eventually sent to a leper colony on the island of Kalaupapa, where she is to remain. Parts of this story were very dense & bleak but the determination of young Rachel from child to adulthood was triumphant & rewarding.
Thought this book seemed appropriate as we enter day 9 of “isolation” 😣Hubs is beginning to feel better but still not sure what virus he was exposed to. In 1891, Hawaiian‘s after 5 centuries of existing without foreigners are exposed to so many new bacterias that the population plummeted from once over 250,000 people to less than 60,000 in a years time 😢😢😢
Thank you, my sweet friend @BarbaraTheBibliophage for sending me Molokai💜💜💜 and I LOVE your awesome card🌸🌺🌸 #LittensAreTheBest
pickWhen author Alan Brennert learned the history of the beautiful island of Moloka'i, he found a "compelling, true-life story that had never fully been told before." He created this stunning tale of Rachel, a 7-yr-old who is diagnosed with leprosy, forcibly torn from her family, & exiled to the leper colony on Moloka'i. His homage to Hawaii & its people spans 7 decades & is a rich, moving masterpiece. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Full review: https://tinyurl.com/y5l7o8q6
so-soIt was interesting.
I wasn‘t bored, but the breadth of time, history, and superficial characters didn‘t make me really feel anything.
It‘s like the author dropped a fictional character into a nonfiction book. And this has so many stellar reviews that I suppose I expected something more. Still, glad I read it and the subject matter was interesting.
pickPart chronicle of a disease, part life story, part travelogue—Moloka‘i has someone for most readers. It‘s heart wrenching sometimes, but with every sadness is a victory. If you‘ve lived with chronic illness like me, this may have special meaning for you. Highly recommend!
Second book in series pub date 2/19/19—already started the ARC.
Full review www.TheBibliophage.com
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1. High today was 12 F
2. 75 F and sunny
3. 65 F
4. I will read anywhere in any temperature, as long as I am well and undisturbed!
5. I read about warm climates in winter! (No specific favorite reread, though.)
#helloThursday #polarvortex @wanderinglynn
Starting this one today while I wait for a client to get here. It was one of my very first #blameitonlitsy purchases. Too long ago. I‘m working on #MountTBR again this year!
This is me #remindsmeofmyhappyplace pick for #booked2019. Already I‘m wishing Inwas in Hawaii right now! 🌸🌸
pickBook haul from the Lifeline Bookfair - $23 for this lot. Sorry you‘re upside down Allison Pearson!
pickWhat a lush beautiful story that I had no idea existed until I saw that sequel was being published next month. This is literary fiction at it‘s best. I loved spending time with Rachel and learning about this situation in Hawaii I never would have known about.
“I believe in the 'āina—the land & the sea & the air around us. When our ancestors first saw the fury of the surf or the angry fire spitting from volcanoes, they saw that there was a power to these things that they could not explain. They knew they had mana—power. And they do. . . . No land is more beautiful & therefore more powerful. I believe in Hawai'i. I believe in the land.”
(View of Molokai from my 11th floor lanai on Maui.)
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so-soThis book wasn‘t stellar, but its characters are endearing. Particularly Rachel, whose life stretches before you like aged canvas—beautiful and whole in parts, but tattered and worn at the edges with trauma and loss. Having grown up in Maui, the imagery in this book took me back to my childhood and I relished in the sweet remembrance of plumeria and a sense of community and love that I have only ever found in the islands.
“No land is more beautiful, and therefore more powerful. That is what I believe in, Aouli. I believe in Hawai'i. I believe in the land."
-Haleola
We made it, I probably won‘t be posting much but I plan to read at the beach as often as possible. 😍
Trying to relax and read the tagged book while the above hound is insisting on attention. Guess which one's winning?
Having trouble with this book because it goes for long stretches with nothing exciting happening, but I am already halfway through, so I want to finish.
#dogsoflitsy
#houndsoflitsy
I haven't read this one yet, but I've heard nothing but good things about it. Have you read it?
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pickThis novel follows the life of Rachel Kalama from the time she is 7 years old and sent away from her family to the island of Molokai after contracting leprosy. She must make her own life and family on the island. Addresses the history of Hawaii, the treatment of leprosy, and the bonds of ohana. Rachel and her papa‘s love will stay with me. #aprilbookishmadness #childprotagonist #booked2018 #flowersonthecover
Love a little reading coincidence...finishing up Molokai on April 1st for #booked2018 #flowersonthecover and it is also April fool‘s day in the book.
#TBR for the next quarter of #Booked2018
Need to complete the current reads for Feminist Classic and Body Positive (which I hadn't expect to read) and I am ready to move on
(as soon as I complete my choice for 1001books ;))
This is what I brought home from our monthly Friends of the Library booksale plus 16 Vogue Knitting magazines....and two Meyer lemons.
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I am going with a book set on an 🏝for today. I cannot believe that this is still on my TBR. I am rescuing it from the kitchen cupboard and adding it to the stack by my bed. #emojinov #🏝📚
pickWhen leprosy, now called Hansen‘s disease, came to the islands, it was devastating to the Hawaiians who had no natural resistance. They called it the separating disease as it tore families apart since the authorities sent all those with the disease to Kalapapa, a quarantine settlement, on Moloka‘i Island.
A rose colored mark on 7 year old Rachel Kalama‘s skin will also tear her from her family.
Very moving book.😿⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#readathon
1. New York City
2. Finishing Moloka‘i. I haven‘t really planned my reads.
3. Taco Salad/Fajitas
4. I am a crazy cat lady! 😺
5. I think this is my first Dewey challenge so looking forward to seeing what everyone else reads.
#readathon
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