Punahou Blues has 37 ratings and 6 reviews. Gordon said: I found this book @ the library quite by accident. And I'm glad to be reading it! It's actually.
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Wright brings forth some great topics for conversation, such as interracial dating, racial identity politics in Hawaii, the role of haoles in Hawaii, the paniolo cowboy in Hawaii, but he doesn't ever get past simply skimming the surface of these issues. If you went to Punahou, you might enjoy it for the scenes from Punahou but other than that I don't recommend this book. Feb 16, Kristof Thibaud rated it it was amazing. A great coming of age novel set in Honolulu and on the remote island of Molokai during the Sixties.
What's interesting is the interplay of the two brothers in this first person account as well as the take on a private school trying to balance its colonial roots with the challenging times. There are sneak peeks at the boys' grandmother, who owns a horse ranch on the east end of Molokai; she reappears in the companion novel Molokai Nui Ahina, which was published a few years later. Please note ther A great coming of age novel set in Honolulu and on the remote island of Molokai during the Sixties. Please note there is a glossary at the end of this book to help with understanding the local dialect.
Mar 07, Nicole rated it liked it. Read this Hawaiian fiction before and after our trip to Hawaii.
Punahou Blues: A Hawaiian Novel
Not nearly as interesting as Molokai but still fun to read about the Hawaiian culture and people. Not a intense plot, simply the life of a haole boy growing up in Hawaii. Jan 06, Sarah rated it liked it. Interesting look at growing up in Hawaii, going to Punahou School. While I didn't have the same or similar experiences, I knew people who did. LocalPeanut rated it liked it Sep 07, Beatrice rated it liked it Sep 22, Popokigirl rated it it was ok May 31, Alex rated it liked it Jul 03, Giovanna Baldassarre rated it did not like it May 19, Julia rated it really liked it Oct 02, Kass rated it it was amazing Nov 26, Crystal Laughlin rated it it was ok Jan 19, E rated it liked it Feb 17, Kathleen rated it liked it Jun 23, Bill rated it really liked it Apr 08, Kim rated it it was ok Jun 22, Christine Pincince rated it did not like it Jun 18, Gordon McCullough rated it it was amazing Jun 26, Vikki rated it did not like it Jun 05, Sandy Vivas rated it liked it Dec 09, Brian rated it liked it Aug 11, Micheal Teal rated it really liked it Apr 17, Lehua Parker rated it really liked it Jan 10, Zuzka rated it liked it Jan 24, Maya rated it it was ok May 13, Caryn rated it it was ok Jan 01, Barbara rated it liked it May 17, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Both novels deal with the racial tensions between haoles whites and the indigenous Hawaiians, and illustrate the challenge for characters who, as the product of mixed-race marriages, must try to bridge the two cultures and overcome prejudice from both camps. Wright's work is primarily concerned with the complexities of multicultural Hawaii, Killahaole Day, prejudices against and within island high schools, and the tricky matter of interracial dating. He incorporates the local creole language into his novels and was the first author to document the pidgin English spoken by the paniolo cowboys on the east end of Molokai.
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Trivia About Punahou Blues: No trivia or quizzes yet. Wright attended the University of Colorado for one semester and then transferred to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Kirby Wright received a B.
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The novel provides insight into the tumultuous 60s and 70s in multicultural Honolulu, from the viewpoint of a white haole boy narrator searching for his identity in this private school. His rites of passage include losing the girl of his dreams, not living up to his father's great expectations, surviving Killahaole Day, being suspended, sibling rivalry, fighting the school bully, and navigating the tricky waters of interracial dating. A parallel novel entitled Molokai'i Nui Ahina was published in August She shares the land with ex-husband Chipper, an alcoholic war hero with an estate bordering the swamp.
The boys roam a true paradise consisting of fishponds, waterfalls, and mountains with herds of deer.
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Jeff meets the kahuna woman who freezes pictures of her enemies, the transsexual who seduces the Chief of Police, the man who referees cock fights in Kaunakakai, the beautiful divorcee who lives in the saddle room, and the prodigal grandfather who returns to woo Julia. All these characters shape Jeff's sensibilities as he learns the secrets of his grandmother's wild past in Honolulu and the intensity of her struggles on the Lonely Isle.
Kirby Wright is a subject of biographical entry in ten editions of Who's Who in America and was listed in the and editions of Who's Who in the World. He represented the Pacific Rim region of Hawaii at this writers conference. Wright received a Certificate of Recognition from the 76th District of the California Legislature Assembly for his body of work and his exceptional dedication to writing. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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