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• Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre
Lois-Ann Yamanaka

Bamboo Ridge Press, 1993 - 148 pages

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Interesting Story

I think that this book had a bit of foul language but being from Hawaii it was easy to understand the "pidgen" english that was written. some story the old timers could relate to and some stories i was able to relate to too. This is a definate read for all hawaii kids and others too.


A beautiful book

I read this poetic novella for a course on Asian American literature. From my point of view, it made the entire class worthwhile. Rarely does an author portray the reality of the character's experience as accurately as Yamanaka. Her writing is raw and emotional. Please, take a chance and read this book!


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Shocking poetry with a cruel beauty

This is not a book for light reading. This isn't even a book for medium reading. These are seriously heavy poems that must be studied carefully. At first they may seem crude, making Yamanaka appear a twisted author, but she is only being brutally honest. A person would have to do some research, or have some kind of understanding of why she wrote these stories. Don't just take them at face value. They're deeper than your first impression leads you to believe. I've read the poems in this book some 2, some 3 and 4 times, I'm still pretty sure I don't get all of it. But what I do understand is amazing, harsh, and in its way beautiful. To hear her read them brings the characters and the stories to life.


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Shocking poetry with a cruel beauty

This is not a book for light reading. This isn't even a book for medium reading. These are seriously heavy poems that must be studied carefully. At first they may seem crude, making Yamanaka appear a twisted author, but she is only being brutally honest. A person would have to do some research, or have some kind of understanding of why she wrote these stories. Don't just take them at face value. They're deeper than your first impression leads you to believe. I've read the poems in this book some 2, some 3 and 4 times, I'm still pretty sure I don't get all of it. But what I do understand is amazing, harsh, and in its way beautiful. To hear her read them brings the characters and the stories to life.


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