
The Last Aloha
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Jolene Kim
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Gaellen Quinn
How did Hawaii become part of America? This story, inspired by true events suppressed for nearly 100 years, is the one James Michener never wrote. In 1886, Laura Jennings travels to Hawaii to live with missionary relatives. She imagines she’ll live in a grass hut, ministering to uncivilized locals. When she arrives in Honolulu, she’s surprised to find her relatives are among the wealthy elite plotting to overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy. And the Hawaiians have developed a charming and prosperous Victorian kingdom.
To avoid her conniving uncle’s control, Laura leaves to work for the royal family and learns her family’s prejudices against them are false. The last queen, Lili’uokalani, wages a tragic struggle to save the kingdom. Through choices she makes when every avenue is blocked, Laura sees the power that can restore the spirit of a people caught in a turbulent world and discovers how long-hidden secrets of her own family lead the way to reunion.
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The overall story itself was interesting. It brought me close to tears a few times. But the writing was scattered at times.
It was incredibly frustrating trying to keep track of all of the different characters. It took me about half to 3/4 of the way through before I had a decent grasp of most of the minor players. They should include a downloadable copy of the characters and family tree so you can actually follow more easily. Seriously.
It was odd the way they skipped months and years without mention of events in between and yet, went into agonizing detail, at times, over trivial things. I suppose these were meant to make a clear mental photograph. The image could have easily been accomplished in fewer words most of the time.
Narration, narration, narration
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Agree with all the other listeners
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The only downside is the reader chosen for this book. The reading is very slow, often breathless and labored, and peppered with inexplicable pauses in the middle of phrases.
Beautiful and tragic
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Good but not great.
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Good story
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Loved it!
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Agree with the other reviewers about the narrator. She sounds so breathy and like she has a cold. But I did like how she pronounced all of the Hawaiian name, phrases, words. Worth the listen even so, especially if you visit Hawaii.
Great story but Narration
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Excellent historical fiction!
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Interesting but ...
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wonderful story but narration is terrible
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