I picked up this little gem by author Matthew Kaopio at the Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii book sale at McKinley High School this year for only $1. It looked like a quick and simple read, so I thought in between my “assignment reading” I could polish off some recreational Hawaiiana. Much to my delight, Written [...]
One thing Americans and Japanese have in common is their can–do spirit. In America, you will find your hard work rewarded as it is in Japan. How fitting that America should have been the only one who could defeat Japan. —from the fictional book ‘How to be an American Housewife’ mentioned in the novel
Summary:
Shoko is [...]
It’s undeniable that Hawai’i is a special place and our temperate climate is part of what makes it so. When I was in high school I would lament the absence of “seasons” and was only too happy to move away to college and experience them. But it was while I was away that I remembered how subtly [...]
Any historical fiction lovers out there? Which titles do you feel qualify as great, balanced historical fiction?
I very much admire authors like Linda Ballou who choose to write historical fiction. It’s such a tricky genre, constantly treading the line of creative liberty and historical fact. While I appreciate how her numerous travels inspire her to write, and that she [...]
Crime fiction exploded in the late 19th and early 20thCentury branching into sub-genres like “psychological suspense” and “police procedural”. Dime novel and pulp magazine mysteries filled popular culture with noir detectives and sultry femme fatales. They were iconic ingredients in crime fiction recipes of the period. One aspect of the mystery/crime fiction genre that continues [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of our readers of Irish descent, and everybody else in the world who celebrates this fine feasting day. At least, that’s what I would have said if I actually wrote this review when I originally intended. Unfortunately, after that first bottle of Guinness right after work…I reserved myself to [...]
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