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Book Review of Honolulu

Honolulu
Honolulu
Author: Alan Brennert
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


This was a beautiful story of coming-of-age with your innocence dashed by disappointment, but forging ahead for new beginnings. I enjoyed journeying with Jin/Regret as she made her way from Korea to an unexpected adventure of a life in pre-and post-Depression era Honolulu. This was a very satisfying story, rich in emotion, and life lessons - and it had a very satisfying ending, which I love!

The only thing I didn't like was the way the story seemed to be heavy-handed with some of the industrial info, politics of the times, and even the detailed fashion materials talk made my eyes glaze over a couple of times, but that aside, I really enjoyed this story, and will definitely count Alan Brennert among my auto-buy authors.