Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
The greatest social novel ever...read this one every year.
PG3366 .A6 2001
At Freddie's, by Penelope Fitzgerald
Settle down with this one and prepare to be made happy.
PR6056 .I86 A92 1999
Atlas of Hawai‘i, Department of Geography, University
of Hawai‘i at Hilo, edited by Sonia and James Juvik
This atlas, produced here at UH Hilo, is essential and fascinating
reading for anyone interested in the environmental and socio-cultural
geographies of the islands.
HAWN G1534.20 .U5 1998
Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress, by Sijie
Dai
During the Culture Revolution of the '60s and '70s in rural China,
two young men discovered a suitcase full of forbidden Western classic
books which forever changed their lives, as well as that of a beautiful
young seamstress.
PQ2664 .A437 B3513 2002
Bean trees, by Barbara Kingsolver
Poignant and humorous experiences are all rolled into one adventure
as the twenty-something heroine takes a road trip from Florida to
Arizona in an old Volkswagon. Sequel is Pigs in Heaven.
PS3561.1496 B44 1998
Bonesetter's daugher, by Amy Tan
Another great story by a superior writer. The story centers around
a mother/daughter relationship. As LuLing (the mother) begins to
show signs of Alzheimer's, Ruth (the daughter) begins to ponder
the essence of their relationship and that of the relationship with
her significant other. While caring for her aging mother, Ruth comes
across a special manuscript written by her mother which unfolds
a new world of understanding.
PS3570 .A48 B6 2001
Cold Sassy tree, by Olive Ann Burns
The story is set in the early 1900's in a small, traditional, rural
Southern town. The town of Cold Sassy is turned upside down by the
scandalous love affair that blossoms between a free-thinking, liberal
Northern woman and a widowed local general store owner.
PS 3552 .U73248 C6 1984
A collection of essays, by George Orwell
If you want to learn "critical thinking" from the masters, Orwell
is the first person to read.
Paperback Collection
Darwin's radio, by Greg Bear
This futuristic, action-packed story based on biochemistry and genetics
satisfies the intellect and the imagination and should appeal to
fans of the recent animated movie, Final Fantasy. (If you
like Bear's style, also try hisMoving Mars.)
PS3552 .E157 D43 1999
Diary of Anais Nin (volumes 1-4)
Anyone who enjoys the introspection of journal reading and writing
will see the growth in this influential female author who traveled
in the same circle of companions as Henry Miller during the 1930's
through the 1970's.
PS3527 .I865 .Z5
The god of small things, by Arundhati Roy
This lyrically written novel written by a prominent Indian activist
follows the lives of twins in verdant, vivid and politically-charged
Kerala, Southern India.
PR9499.3 R59 G63 1997
Gone with the wind, by Margaret Mitchell
Ms. Mitchell somehow makes spoiled Southern belle, Scarlet O'Hara,
a likeable heroine in this Civil War epic.
PS3525 .I972 G6 1975
Heads by Harry, by Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Downtown Hilo - in all its glory! - is practically a central character
in this novel by this local writer who has had an important role
in helping to integrate "pidgin" (Hawaiian Creole English) into
mainstream literature.
HAWN PS3575 .A434 H4 1999
An instance of the fingerpost, by Iain Pears
Superb historical fiction.
PR6066 .E167 I57 1998
Interpreter of maladies: stories, by Jhumpa Lahiri
These are stories about immigrants reconciling their North American
lives with their South Asian backgrounds.
PS3562 .A316 I58 1999
Journal of William Ellis: narrative of a tour of Hawai‘i,
or Owhyhee: with remarks on the history, traditions, manners, customs
and language of the inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands,
by William Ellis
Starting in Kailua by canoe, the Rev. Ellis heads south and around
the Big Island, stopping to see Kilauea before heading to Hilo and
points north on a two month journey.
HAWN DU627.11 .E47 1963
Kona, by Marjorie Sinclair
The traffic jam and bustling Kailua of today are far from the sleepy,
relaxing, perfumed atmosphere of Sinclair's romance novel set in
old Kona.
HAWN PS3537 .I847 K6 1947
Light in the crevice never seen, by Haunani-Kay Trask
This powerful and provocative poetry is written by a well-known
and thankfully outspoken Hawaiian author, academic and leader.
HAWN PS3570 .R3374 L53 1994
My date with Satan: stories, by Stacey Richter
These short stories rooted in popular American culture are often
bizarre, always compelling! "Sally's story", about a dog, is about
as superb as a short story can get.
PS3568 .I35333 M9 1999
Nectar in a sieve, by Kamala Markandaya
Life is precariously balanced with starvation experienced seasonally
by a peasant Indian farming couple who must battle drought, the
threat of death, loss, famine and monsoons but who persevere with
their deep love and respect for each other.
PK1718 .T244ne
Once and future king, by T.H. White
Fantasy that can be enjoyed at several levels as the mood suits
the reader: light, enjoyable King Arthur legend to a deeper examination
of morality and the implications of power.
PR6045 .H2 O5 1996
One hundred years of solitude, by Gabriel Garcia
Marquez
Trials and tribulations of several generations of a Latin American
family, written beautifully if not surreally.
PQ8180.17 .A73 C513 1970
Paradise park, by Allegra Goodman
I laughed a lot reading about the heroine's funny experiences and
self-discoveries as she searches for the meaning of life in some
interesting places, including Israel, New York, Moloka'i and the
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.
HAWN PS3557 .O5829 P37 2001
Pride and prejudice, by Jane Austen
Witty romance with a happy ending for all.
PR4034 .P75 1984
Red pony, by John Steinbeck
This book is a classic that brought tears to my eyes as a child,
teenager and adult. The story centers on a young and isolated farm
boy who seeks refuge from life in his devotion to a newborn red
colt. This coming of age theme story climaxes with the tragic death
of the colt and Tom's realization of the complexities and harshness
of life.
PS 3537 .T3234 R4 1994
Remains of a rainbow: rare plants and animals of Hawai‘i,
by David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton
An incredibly beautiful oversized volume of often intimate photographs
of the vanishing biota of Hawai‘i, which also documents some of
the human efforts to halt the march toward extinctions. The book
elicited (at least in me) profound feelings of both despair and
hope.
HAWN GrandFolio QH76.5 .H3 L55 2001
Road from Coorain, by Jill Ker Conway
The painful and joyful influences of Australia's stark environment
are richly described in this memoir by the author, a woman historian
who eventually has to relocate to North America to pursue her intellectual
dream of getting her doctorate. Also wrote True North about
her Harvard education experience and ensuing discrimiation; also
falls in love with and marries another academic who battles recurring
bouts with depression.
Faculty Favorites HQ1397 .C66 1990
The sheltering sky, by Paul Bowles
Chronicling the dissolution of a Western man and his relationships
with others, this story unfolds in the formidable deserts of North
Africa.
PS3552 .O874 S48
Six months in the Sandwich Islands: among Hawai‘i's palm groves,
coral reefs, and volcanoes, by Isabella L. Bird
The colorful journal of an adventurous young woman who explores
the Big Island in the 1800's, riding horseback through the gulches
of Hamakua, trekking to Kilauea volcano and getting to know the
people of Hilo.
HAWN DU623 .B62 1998
A Small place, by Jamaica Kincaid
This small book describes in terms both humorous and dark the post-colonial
landscapes on the Caribbean island of Antigua.
F2035 .K56 1988
Snow falling on cedars, by David Guterson
The movie did not do any justice to this bittersweet novel about
love, losses and regaining dignity; set in Puget Sound, before,
during and after the Japanese American Internment period of World
War II.
PS3557 .U846 S65 1994
Song of the dodo: island biogeography in an Age of Extinctions,
by David Quammen
Island dwellers especially need to know what science is learning
about evolution and extinctions.
QH541.5 .I8 Q35 1997
Timeline, by Michael Crichton
An excellent and imaginative story-teller, Crichton delivers a well-researched
tale that will take you back to the plagues and castles of 15th
century France with a group of interesting travelers who encounter
plenty of action and intrigue.
PS3553 .R48 T56 1999
What becomes of the broken hearted? By Alan Duff
Read this totally engrossing sequel to the powerful book and film,
Once were warriors, and enter the world of a Maori family
dealing with modern New Zealand society.
PR9639.3 .D792 W48 1996