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Hotel Honolulu
Hotel Honolulu
Author: Paul Theroux
In this wickedly satiric romp, Paul Theroux captures the essence of Hawaii as it has never been depicted. The novel's narrator, a down-on-his-luck writer, escapes to Waikiki and soon finds himself the manager of the Hotel Honolulu, a low-rent establishment a few blocks off the beach. Honeymooners, vacationers, wanderers, mythomaniacs, soldie...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780618219155
ISBN-10: 0618219153
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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3.1 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Mariner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Great read. A look into the lives of the eclectic people who work and stay at the Hotel Honolulu.
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traveller avatar reviewed Hotel Honolulu on + 79 more book reviews
Paul Theroux has done much better than this, and I prefer his other works. This is really a series of essays about the strange and weird characters living in a Honolulu hotel where the narrator is the manager.


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