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- "In bantering lies the key to human warmth."
- A Devoted Professional
- The best of Ishiguro
- Excellent
- Mr. Stevens is among the finest creations in English literature
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The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
Manufacturer: Vintage
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ASIN: 0679731725
Release Date: 1990-09-12 |
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The novel's narrator, Stevens, is a perfect English butler who tries to give his narrow existence form and meaning through the self-effacing, almost mystical practice of his profession. In a career that spans the second World War, Stevens is oblivious of the real life that goes on around him -- oblivious, for instance, of the fact that his aristocrat employer is a Nazi sympathizer. Still, there are even larger matters at stake in this heartbreaking, pitch-perfect novel -- namely, Stevens' own ability to allow some bit of life-affirming love into his tightly repressed existence.
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A tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England. A wonderful, wonderful book.
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"In bantering lies the key to human warmth.".......2007-09-15
"A 'great' butler can only be, surely, one who can point to his years of service and say that he has applied his talents to serving a great gentleman--and through the latter, in serving humanity" (p. 117).
The Remains of the Day (1989) is the third novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (1954). It won the Booker prize in 1989. The book's title not only refers to the time of day (evening), when the narrator reflects upon his day's work, but also upon his mature age, from which he can reflect upon his life. The title also refers to the last grand houses of Great Britain's staffed with butlers such as Ishiguro's narrator, Stevens.
Stevens is a loyal English butler who has who dedicated his life to the service of Lord Darlington. Upon receiving a letter from an ex co-worker Miss Kenton describing her unhappy married life, and at the encouragement of his new employer, Mr. Farraday, an American, Stevens borrows a car to take a "motoring trip" to revisit Miss Kenton. Along the way (in a plot structure reminiscent of Bergman's Wild Strawberries - Criterion Collection) Stevens reflects upon his service to Lord Darlington, the meaning of "dignity," his relationship with his father, and his true feelings for Miss Kenton, whom he cherishes. It was because of his service to Lord Darlington that Stevens never acted upon his love for Miss Kenton. Although she offered him her love, he refused to even acknowledge her feelings by allowing himself to be "off duty" in her presence (p. 169). Rather, all his life Stevens has been consumed by the desire to be a "great" butler, which for him has meant embodying the ideals of service, dignity, and composure. Ultimately, The Remains of The Day is a poignant meditation upon missed opportunities and lost love; one cannot "turn back the clock," as Stevens puts it (p. 239). Ishiguro succeeds at drawing the reader into Stevens' loss as a result of placing duty above the needs of his heart. This is a perfect novel, one that I highly recommend, along with the 1993 Merchant-Ivory must-see film The Remains of the Day (Special Edition) starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.
One of my 10 favorite novels of the last 25 years.
G. Merritt
A Devoted Professional.......2007-09-15
Brilliant novel about a butler so dedicated to perfection that he suppresses all human emotion in the quest for professional "dignity" and service to a great man. Feelings of love, grief, guilt & shame are banished in a life of service, and Stevens is ever searching for a way to improve, even in (what should be) casual "banterings" with a new American employer. However, traces of the butler's humanity emerge as he travels the countryside in hopes of having a former maid return to Darlington Hall. The true character of his former employer, the words of a letter from Miss Kenton, and his own past behavior are under scrutiny during his travels. I loved the subtlety & elegant melancholy of this novel. Thoroughly enjoyable.
The best of Ishiguro.......2007-09-03
In a world full of "good" books, Remains of the Day stands out as a truly amazing one. It speaks to Kazuo Ishiguro's talent that such a simple plot about a reserved English butler could be so engrossing and heartbreaking. The end of the book is especially powerful, and likely to leave any reader thinking about it long after they've finished. This is easily the best work of Ishiguro and, in my opinion, one of the best modern novels out there. Not to be missed.
Excellent.......2007-08-20
Ishiguro is an amazing writer and this novel is no exception. This work is presented first through memories and recollections during a road trip and later via an interaction at the end of the trip and reflections on that interaction. Ishiguro presents a question, which I will not ruin here, that everyone should ask themselves. Before you ask the question he presents you must read this book immediately.
Mr. Stevens is among the finest creations in English literature.......2007-07-11
The story of The Remains of the Day unfolds in a strange but effective way. The narrator is Mr. Stevens, the key character in the novel, and it is his voice that tells the increasingly revealing tale of his life as a 'gentleman's gentleman'.
However, Ishiguro does not simply allow Stevens to give us a memoir of his life from the perspective of advanced years. Instead Stevens records his motoring trip across England as if he is keeping an hourly diary, perhaps spoken into a dictaphone (if such technology had existed in the mid-1950s when the main story is set). This device allows us to experience each stage of the journey as it happens and, more importantly, Steven's growing self-awareness as he tries to piece together the significance of events from his past life.
The writing style reflects the period and the character of Stevens beautifully. As narrator, he seems unable or unwilling to acknowledge the emotions that always threaten to unseat the 'dignity' to which he aspires. In his conversations with Miss Kenton, he uses language to preserve decorum at all costs. Passion is his enemy and he fights a lifelong battle against it.
In Mr. Stevens, Ishiguro has given us one of the greatest creations in all of English literature. It is a wonderful accomplishment and the author fully deserves every plaudit and honour he has received for this masterpiece.
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Thank you Emily.......2006-11-08
Emily's exquisite heartfelt feelings written in "When Only The Love Remains" continue to help me deal with the tragic death of my beloved 5-1/2 year old Golden Retriever Seajay several years ago. Thank you Emily as you encourage those who are experiencing the pain of loss of a beloved pet know that the love remains, forever in their heart. Jeri
Stuparyk's writing lifted my broken spirit like the wings of an angel..........2005-12-26
For anyone who has loved and lost a beloved pet, I highly recommend "When Only the Love Remains" by Emily Margaret Stuparyk. Her words will heal a broken heart and connect your soul eternally with your pet's soul. She understands the pain of pet loss because she has experienced it. I was devastated at the loss of my bunny, a Dwarf girl named Cinderella Rubi, who lived for only two years. Emily's writing lifted my broken spirit like the wings of an angel and reflect hope and belief in the afterlife. I have learned that although my beloved Cinderella is with her Creator now, she left me a legacy of love that lives on as my inheritance. This love will continue to grow for I will always remember my precious rabbit friend. I treasure this book and also you, Emily.
Moving Account of One Woman's Loss Helps Us All.......2004-09-18
My beloved kitty companion of nine years died suddenly on September 16, 2004 - as I write this, just three days ago. The totally unexpected loss of Sugarpuss is a terrible shock. Stuparyk's book was recommended to me that morning and I immediately ordered it on one day delivery from amazon (and I might add it arrived on the 17th as promised - thank you, amazon). I read most of it in one sitting, crying as in my mind I put my kitty in the place of Stuparyk's beloved rabbit, Poochie, who also died on September 16th several years ago. The poems are moving, especially the final one, which is also used for the title of the book. I very much identify with the poem where the author wishes for one more chance to hold her bunny alive again, which is what I feel about my Sugarpuss. I know I will go to this book again over the next several weeks. I would particularly recommend this book of poems for someone who feels grief but has problems expressing it, or who feels "funny" being so emotional over the loss of a companion animal.
The best book on pet loss.......2004-02-23
The author could have been writing about my own pet. Her sincere, honest portrayal of her feelings touched me so much that I was able to write down my own feelings on paper about a much loved and missed pet. It was like she knew me and my pet. I could feel her pain of her loss--it matched mine. Her book gave me so many things to think about. I recommend this book highly and plan to share it with others who need help healing with the loss of a pet.
Great book for grieving pet lovers.......2003-11-08
Reading this book, while grieving for my cocker spaniel, helped me go through the tears, the emotional turmoil, the depression, and eventual glimmers of hope, that accompany the loss of a beloved pet. I recommend it highly.
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What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill, one of a long line of Polish royals and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Carole Radziwill's story is part fairy tale, part tragedy. She tells both with great candor and wit.
Carole grew up in a small suburb with a large, eccentric cast of characters. She spent her childhood summers with her grandparents and an odd assortment of aunts and uncles in their poorly plumbed A-frame on the banks of a muddy creek in upstate New York.
At the age of nineteen, Carole struck out for New York City to find a different life. Her career at ABC News led her to the refugee camps of Cambodia, to a bunker in Tel Aviv, to the scene of the Menendez murders. Her marriage led her into the old world of European nobility and the newer world of American aristocracy.
What Remains begins with loss and returns to loss. A small plane plunges into the ocean, carrying John Kennedy, Anthony's cousin, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Carole's closest friend. Three weeks later Anthony dies of cancer. The summer of the plane crash, the four friends were meant to be cherishing Anthony's last days. Instead, Carole and Anthony mourned John and Carolyn, even as Carole planned her husband's memorial.
Carole Radziwill has an anthropologist's sensibility and a journalist's eye. She writes about families--their customs, their secrets, and their tangled intimacies-- with remarkable acuity and humanity. She explores the complexities of marriage, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of self-invention with unflinching honesty. This is a compelling story of love, loss, and, ultimately, resilience.
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"What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill, one of a long line of Polish royals and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Carole Radziwill's story is part fairy tale, part tragedy. She tells both with great candor and wit. Carole grew up in a small suburb with a large, eccentric cast of characters. She spent her childhood summers with her grandparents and an odd assortment of aunts and uncles in their poorly plumbed A-frame on the banks of a muddy creek in upstate New York. At the age of nineteen, Carole struck out for New York City to find a different life. Her career at ABC News led her to the refugee camps of Cambodia, to a bunker in Tel Aviv, to the scene of the Menendez murders. Her marriage led her into the old world of European nobility and the newer world of American aristocracy. What Remains begins with loss and returns to loss. A small plane plunges into the ocean, carrying John Kennedy, Anthony's cousin, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Carole's closest friend. Three weeks later Anthony dies of cancer. The summer of the plane crash, the four friends were meant to be cherishing Anthony's last days. Instead, Carole and Anthony mourned John and Carolyn, even as Carole planned her husband's memorial. Carole Radziwill has an anthropologist's sensibility and a journalist's eye. She writes about families--their customs, their secrets, and their tangled intimacies-- with remarkable acuity and humanity. She explores the complexities of marriage, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of self-invention with unflinching honesty. This is a compelling story of love, loss, and, ultimately, resilience. "
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How did she survive all this sadness?.......2007-09-12
This is one of the saddest books I have ever read. I am amazed that she was able to write about this -- the losses she suffered were just staggering.
I would have appreciated a bit more information about who all these people were that they were staying with, or that visited, or that were otherwise involved in their lives. There must have been some of that information at some point in the book, but I apparently was in a hurry to get to the heart of the story and skimmed over it a bit too fast. Reminders every once in a while of who these people were would have been helpful, since the reader is not intimately related with them.
But overall this is really an incredible book on many levels. I know sometimes she took exception to being called brave, but she showed a tremendous amount of courage by even tackling this project (writing this memoir), let alone seeing it through. I don't know if I could have done it. I will be thinking about her for a long time.
Loved it!!.......2007-09-02
Carole Radziwell's story of her life with her new husband, Anthony, and John and Carolyn is articulate and heartwarming. Loved the back story of her childhood, just a plain old childhood, where small-town girl travels to the big city and lives life! But oh, what a life! Her comparisons to her upbringing, and that of Anthony and John's were described with the accuracy of one who 'sees' the chasm, and appreciates it, on both sides of the aisle. She and Carolyn were 'Caldor' girls...they both worked in Caldor's while Anthony and John were 'where'? Yet, they all came together through the luck of the draw. And come together they did. While it lasted, it was serendipity. Not without it's problems, and in the scale of life, a short time, but serendipity nonetheless.
I, for one, am amazed with this snapshot of her life. AND IT IS HER SNAPSHOT TO SHARE! She lived it, loved it, learned it and buried it.
We are 'very' past the awestruck 'Kennedy halycon days' and well into history, and I am happy to have seen a small part of it. People won't care anymore, soon, if not already. Her story is a beautiful story, funny, smart, and heartfelt. And, of yes, they are famous. Thanks to the author, those who do care can put this chapter to rest.
This book allowed me to feel the writers emotions........2007-08-28
Wow, What a book. I could not put it down. Very well written. I have read several books with John F. Kennedy in them. I was looking for a new book, a new edge, I recognized Carole Radziwll's name with all the reading I have done on the family. What ever novel she is working on I will be watching for, I completely enjoyed the close connection you get from her writtings. Thanks for the interesting, sad but true story of love, loss, friendship and the inner power one must dig for to go on as Michael, John and Carolyn would have wanted her to.
OUTSTANDING MEMOIR.......2007-08-28
EXCELLENT. MOVING. EXACTLY HOW A MEMOIR SHOULD BE. AND FINALLY, A TRUE, KINDLY PORTRAIT OF CAROLYN, JOHN'S WIFE. I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN AND ALL I READ ARE TRUE STORIES. THE BEST.
Unexpected.......2007-08-23
When I bought this book, I didn't realize who had written it and once I got started, I wasn't quite sure I would like it, since I generally don't like this sort of celebrity tell all. However, it didn't take long to realize that wasn't what it was about at all. It doesn't matter that Carole is writing about several very famous people, her story is tremendously sad and she is incredibly brave to write about it. On top of it, she is a very good writer. It is a wonderful tribute to those that she loves and I recommend it highly.
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- I LOVED THIS BOOK...
- The Promise Remains
- Pretty good
- Refreshing
- gotta love the characters
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The Promise Remains
Travis Thrasher
Manufacturer: Tyndale House Publishers
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The Promise Remains is a heartrending story about a young couple, long separated, who find their way back to each other, along the way learning about God's provision in the face of their own doubts and fears. A contemporary setting with great character development. The first novel from a promising new author.
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I LOVED THIS BOOK..........2003-11-07
This book starts off with a hook. It brings you in questioning and wanting to know what it all means. I had so much fun reading this book I couldn't put it down. After reading the last page I went on line and bought the only two other books that Travis Trasher wrote. I am like every other woman out there that thinks that a man writing a romance novel won't be as good as a woman who writes one. I felt like the story pulled at my heart and I wanted more. The references to GOD and life made me realize what I forgot as a Christian. It made me want to make my realtionship with GOD stonger. Also it reminded me that I should trust in GOD more.
The Promise Remains.......2003-07-28
I'm 14, and I read this book. It looks like an adult book, but I think Christian teen girls would love it. This book was one of the best romances I have every read. I would totally recommend this book. I can't wait to read other books by Travis Thrasher.
Pretty good.......2002-07-03
I enjoyed reading the book.It was a little sappy in some parts, but overall a touching love story.
Refreshing.......2002-06-23
This book was very refreshing. I Loved it I think everyone should try it.
gotta love the characters.......2001-09-08
I fell in love with these characters. I can honestly say that. Travis Thrasher made these characters come alive and made you feel like you knew them. He made you feel what they were feeling. It was almost cruel the way that Travis Thrasher played with my emotions in this book. Some parts you're like "oh! that's so sad!" Other times you're cheering the characters on, but every once in awhile I found myself screaming with frustration at the characters! I loved the whole story plot, I loved the character development, I loved the things I learned from reading the book, but most of all I absolutely loved and adored the ending! My only problem with the book is that I would have liked a earlier description of what Ethan(one of the main characters) looked like. You don't know what color his hair is until about 40 pages away from the end. But what's weird is that the author did such a good job of making you know Ethan so well (but not well enough that he doesn't keep you guessing)that you can tell what color hair he has. If you don't want to know what color hair he has then don't read the next sentence, but if you want to know so you don't have to read the whole book to find out then read the next sentence. I knew that he had golden brown hair. It was just Ethan. That's what's him. I'm sorry this is long. Read the book! It's great!
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- A wonderful tale for a non-Hawaiian!
- Recovered history of a famous Maui spot
- 911 Spiritual Recess
- Fantastic Read
- Hawaiian stereotype portrayed
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The Love Remains
Katherine Kama'ema'e Smith
Manufacturer: Honu Publications
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ASIN: 0972342052
Release Date: 2006-12-01 |
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In the tradition of Michener, The Love Remains chronicles the romance and drama of 19th century Maui through the life of Kale Davis, the last ruling Hawaiian Chiefess of Honokahua, the land now known as Kapalua on Maui's western coastline. Torn between two cultures and uncertain about her abilities to lead, Kale sees her people through drought, famine, epidemics, and a time of frenetic change that threatens to sweep away a millenia-old culture. Even as Honokahua and her people thrive, Kale endures personal heartbreak and sacrifice, and finds strength in her God and ancestors to find spiritual completeness and enduring love.
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In the tradition of Michener, The Love Remains chronicles the dramatic events of 19th century Maui, through the life of Kale Davis, the last Hawaiian Chiefess to rule the land now known as Kapalua Resort.
'He waiwai 'oukou i ka'u 'ike.so precious are our ancestors in my eyes. I was transported to the times of my kupuna, as if it were a 'movie in my mind'. This is a historical novel that won't disappoint." -Aloha Keko'olani, M.A., Instructor, Hawaiian-Pacific Island Studies, Honolulu Community College
'With consummate skill, Katherine Smith creates far more than a mere romance. Through interaction of her main protagonists, she documents the rich cultural, ethnic,and linguistic history of Hawai'i's Old Kingdom during a period of irrevocable expansion." -Randolph Klawiter, PhD., Professor Emeritus, Notre Dame University
In 1817, 20-yr-old Kale Davis flees a broken marriage, hoping Honokahua, Maui will be her refuge and a place of belonging. Instead, this poor fishing and farming village awarded to Kale's late father by Kamehameha the Great, makes far greater demands-and offers much sweeter rewards-than the young chiefess could even imagine.
Torn between her Hawaiian and Caucasian roots, uncertain about her own abilities and unprepared for leadership, Kale can offer only her keen intelligence, a deep love for the land and her solemn oath to rule her people righteously. With steadfast determination and help from her five husbands, Kale leads Honokahua through drought, famine, epidemics and a time of frenetic change that threatens to sweep away a millennia-old culture, transforming Hawai'i from Old Kingdom to Industrial Age in just five decades. Even as Honokahua and her people thrive, Kale suffers sacrifice, violence and heartbreak before finding spiritual completeness and enduring love.
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A wonderful tale for a non-Hawaiian!.......2007-05-18
This book was a wonderful read! I could hardly put it down. I did have some trouble keeping track of the many characters and Hawaiian verbage, even with the accompanying mini-reference in the back of the book, but overall it was a beautiful story. The writing seemed to flow just as a Hawaiian breeze. If anything, it makes me even more interested to visit and see some of the actual sites Smith talks of.
Recovered history of a famous Maui spot.......2006-11-20
The first thing a reader notices about "The Love Remains" is not the romantic and randy heroine, Kale Davis, although she is adorable, but that most of the dialogue is in Hawaiian.
With English underneath, of course. Why didn't somebody think of this before?
Described as an "historical novel," "The Love Remains" is both more and less than that, and will reward readers who come to it from several different interests.
Author Katherine Smith, a resident of Kapalua, says she was curious about the history of the place but found very little in print about the days before it came into the hands of the Baldwins, the pre-eminent business clan on Maui for a century. So she studied Hawaiian for five years in order to read Hawaiian newspapers from the Kingdom, and interviewed descendants of Kale Davis, who was a real person, the last chiefess of the ahapuaa (self-contained administrative district) of Honokahua.
And not just a last chiefess, also a first offspring of modern Hawaii, daughter of an Hawaiian mother and a haole (white) father, Isaac Davis, one of Kamehameha the Great's famous English instructors.
A less deft writer could easily have turned this into a cheap romance about Hawaiian royalty. Smith instead places Kale where she was in history, in the Maui backwoods, trying to lead a devastated rural area to recover from the human wastage of Kamehameha's imperialism and then to cope with the maelstrom of change that battered the long-isolated Hawaiians.
Smith dances nimbly among the several pitfalls of the historical novelist, especially the didactic historic novelist. In an introduction, she explains that while the historical framework is meant to be accurate, the story itself is imaginative.
Thus, the writer and her reader are several times confronted with the dreaded event of the didactic historical novel -- the heroine is introduced, for plot purposes, to, say, a paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy), which is the occasion for a lecture on how cattle got to the islands. This impedes the progress of the novel as love story, but Smith brings these episodes off with less awkwardness than most writers trying to balance the mostly incompatible demands of entertainment and instruction.
The Hawaiian cultural aspects of the story were reviewed by Kumu Aloha Keko`olani of Honolulu Community College.
As far as my knowledge goes, most of the the antique "furniture" with which the story is decorated is accurate, although I believe that historically it would have been unlikely that Kale's great grandfather could have been a navigator. That position would have had to have been several generations earlier. (In the revised version of this print-on-demand book, this has been changed.)
Sarah (Kale) Davis's story is violent yet triumphant. The 19th century was a more dangerous time in the islands than today. Kale, who is introduced to us in 1817 as an inexperienced 20-year-old, has to deal with historic crises of political revolution, epidemic, famine, storm, religious upheaval and learning to write. To these problems, the novelist adds large measures of sex, conspiracy, self-doubt, pregnancy and marriage -- five of those -- to the fictional heroine.
Something for every taste.
In the end, the love that remains is that of a devoted chiefess for her people and her land.
The final attractive feature of this book is that the reader does not have to endure hearing the scream of the ax on the grindstone. Not many other seriously intended Maui novels can say as much.
As a grace note, the author says she is donating a portion of the proceeds of her book to the Hawaiian Language Immersion Education program on West Maui, which gave her the tools to pursue this admirable effort.
911 Spiritual Recess.......2006-06-19
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength Kale Davis..."The Love Remains" is a call for a new approach to thinking and writing about culture. Written in a manner both accessible and compelling, this book will be of great interest to anthropologists as well as informed non-specialists; Smith's writing celebrates diversity, a historic and romantic narrative, and overflowing emotions. Kama'aema'e has a writing style which presents powerful reasons for protecting diversity within and outside the academy of social analysis. You will find the recess to be quite refreshing and rejuvenating. The author Kama'ma'ae Smith has allowed her humble act of writing to help the reader search for purpose, create vision, and fulfill life vision via reflecting on the everyday hardships of life through fictional circumstances and diverse relationships in this romantic epic of common and chiefly people. The main character of Kale reminds the reader that a person does not need to be a "super hero" when they have a deep relationship with Akua (God). The overall plot reminds to reader to acknowledge Akua in times of adversity and affliction - in all you do - and Akua will give you success. Sound writing and good leadership have a moral foundation...PONO (righteousness) is proved through Smith's careful actions and study of Hawaiian language and culture. Written with power and grace...standing on solid ground... "The Love Remains" is essential reading for those interested in the study of Hawaiian culture.
Fantastic Read.......2006-06-16
The Love Remains is a fabulous book that has been brilliantly written by an author who obviously did her homework. I laughed; I cried I felt fear, pain and joy. It was like an emotional roller coaster ride. Katherine Kamemae Smith did a wonderful job portraying a period in Hawaii's history that was very turbulent. She takes her readers on a wild ride through out the changing of Hawaii's newly established monarchy. Through her book I feel as though I have come to know personally many very famous historical figures of Hawaii. The likes of who include, Queen Keopuolani, King Kamehameha's Kahuna Nui Hewahewa, John Olohana Young, Alika Adams and more. This book was a true gift to us all.
Hawaiian stereotype portrayed.......2006-05-26
As a Hawaiian (75%) I was bothered by how the Hawaiians were portrayed compared to other ethnicities. Sarah (Kale)is a liar when she does not tell Alika that her former husband (James Kanehoa) is at Honokohua. James Kanehoa is a drunk and wife abuser. Maka, is a rapist and murderer. Kanekuapu'u (fourth husband and minister) is an adulterer. It surprised me that caucasions were incapable of such acts.
Even the British Admiral is exonerated for his dastardly act of overthrowing the kingdom. The rest of the book is fine, but why are Hawaiians portrayed in this light?
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Excellennt.......1998-08-17
One of the greatest plays of the decade.
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But love remains,
Rebecca Marsh
Manufacturer: Arcadia House
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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ASIN: B0007ES3DA |
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We've read "The Rules" to find out how to get a date and "Mars and Venus" to discover how men and women differ. Now there's a book that tells how to keep a relationship fresh beyond the first flush of excitement. Help Yourself Make Your Honeymoon Last provides helpful and supportive strategies for avoiding a relationship rut and making the magic last. The author gives advice on how to: get to really know one another, communicate what each partner wants, make a partner feel valued, have a good fight, and spice up a relationship.
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Love and Human Remains
Brad Fraser
Manufacturer: Playwrights Canada Press
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ASIN: 0887549144 |
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David McMillan is a former actor on the verge of turning thirty. Together with his roommate Candy and his best friend Bernie, David encounters a number of seductive strangers in their search for love and sex. However, the games turn ugly when it appears one of the strangers might be a serial killer. A compelling study of young adults groping for meaning in a senseless world.
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