Maxine Hong Kingston''s essays do not attempt to capture Hawai''i but instead provide the reader with a ge nerous sampling of her impressions over a twenty year period whilst living there. '
From purchasing a home in Manoa to dancing with the Portuguese man-of-war on the beach and describing her son's 'strange sightings' if a gaping-mouthed, laughing menehune, the book captivates by the sum of all its parts. - Honolulu Advertiser
