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Wow. What a stellar book. The characters are still fresh in my mind, even now, almost 2 months after I read it! This is a very well-researched historical fiction, and it gave me new insight into the Hawaiian leprosy epidemic, as well as the annexation of Hawaii by the U.S. It is extremely well-written, engaging, interesting, and insightful. I even cried at the end, and I never cry at books! Definitely pick this book up. You'll never think of Moloka'i the same way again.

This is an excellent book! I can't believe it was written by a man...he gave the main character, Rachel, an amazing voice. A wonderful novel about love, compassion, friendship, life/death, grief...it's a coming-of-age story set against incredible obstacles in Hawaii at the end of the 1800s. My book club read this one month and everyone really enjoyed the story. 5 stars!

This is a really good read. However, I found it to be very depressing throughout the entire book. I set it down about halfway through and took a break from reading it for about two weeks--just to take a breather from the overwhelming heartbreak I felt for Rachel. I would recommend this but be prepared for a heartwrenching story.

Excellent! The beginning is kind of slow, but stick with it. It's worth it. I will never forget the heroine, Rachel. I learned all kinds of info about Hawaii, Moloka'i, leprosy. It doesn't sound like a promising story, but it is. Very redeeming and thought provoking. I highly recommend this. Our book club read it. Everyone liked it and wanted to know more. Lots of interesting comments, compassion, tears.

I really enjoyed this book. The writing was superb and the flow of the story went well. Everytime I put down the book I couldn't help but wonder what would happen next.

For me, this book was too slow of a read although it was a very good story. The historical aspects of the story were interesting as well as heartbreaking at times. I just couldn't get hooked, but wanted to