Book Club Check In: Moloka'i Part 3 (thru pg 251)

Re: Book Club Check In: Moloka'i Part 3 (thru pg 251)

• irishmilla02

  September 2010

   Unfortunately I left my book back in Germany so I am trying to answer these without having it in front of me.  1.   There are many men in Rachel's life - her father Henry, her Uncle Pono, her first lover Nahoa, her would-be lover Jake, and her husband Kenji.  What do they have in common?  What don't they?  I can't remember too much similarities Nahoa and Jake had with Henry, Uncle Pono and Kenji.  With Henry, Pono and Kenji, I think they were all so very kind.  They treated Rachel well and were friendly/kind not only with Rachel but the other people around them.  However, Kenji had a different sense of humor than Henry and Pono.  Henry and Pono were silly, Kenji had more of a dry sense of humor.  All three of these men were good men.   2.  Did you, as a reader, regard Leilani as a man or a woman?  Did you like the character?  Why or why not?I regarded Leilani as a woman.  She was always a woman in my mind because the way I pictured her, the way she acted and talked.  I liked her character.  It added a different dynamic to the mix of young girls who were shipped off to Kalaupapa.  I liked her attitude and the advice she would give to Rachel.  I also liked that she was more girly than Rachel and was able to help Rachel be more feminine.  Plus the part when they found out she was actually a he was pretty funny.  And now I know a new Hawaiian word.   3.  The novel tells us a little, but not all, of what Sarah Kalama feels after her accidental betrayal of her sister Rachel.  Imagine what kinds of feelings and personal growth she might have gone through in the decades following this incident.  Why do you think she hasn't reached out to Rachel?I think it's horrible she hasn't reached out to Rachel.  Throughout this book, especially in the beginning, I kept thinking about how I would have felt if I were Rachel and one of my siblings outed me.   Rachel is truly a great person because I think I was more upset with and unforgiving of Sarah.... especially since she hasn't even tried to contact her.  4.  Has your favorite character remained your favorite through this section of the book?  If not, who is it now?Rachel and Henry are still my favorites but Sister Catherine is up there as well.  I like that she is more human than most nuns that are portrayed in books.  She struggles with her convictions while still remaining faithful to her path in life.  It's nice to see that struggle - but also painful because I feel bad for her - because it shows that it's not easy to simply say "it's God's will" or completely trust in God or her religion.  

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• redshoegirl

  September 2010

  I'm way behind on this section - I'll catch up over the next couple of days and check in then!
  

  (Side note: Rachel gets a lover? Off to read!)
  

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• mauidandy

  September 2010

  Man. I was so pumped for the book club, but I've had absolutely no free time these days. On top of my day job, I just got a p/t job waiting tables at night to pay off wedding and house downpayment and it's kicking my butt. I think I'm going to have to gracefully bow out of the book club until life slows down (it will some day,,,,right??)

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