The Read Around The World Book Club discussion

We are reading:

Island of Shattered Dreams
by Chantal T. Spitz, Jean Anderson (Translator)

Hi everyone and Happy New Year! I finally received the book and will read it in French.
Look foward to your reviews.

I want to underline everything in this book. It's so lyrical and magical. I'm loving it! :)

I read last year and was one of my favourites in 2020! Happy reading!

That sounds exciting, I am going to start today :)

This book is beautifully written, sad and joyful. Poetry to gladden the heart. What a good choice.

I have never read anything like that.
Its mesmerising, beautifully written its deep, sharp, strong and sad...
I just finished the first half of the book and I was not expecting to get so emotional. Usually I get emotional when the book focuses on characters, in this book everything is softly enlighten without going to deeply into things and still it is so impactful!!

I just put this book on my Nook based on the wonderful recommendations here! I have several library books to finish this month so I may not get to it very soon, but I will definitely be reading it.

What a powerful prologue. It really sets the stage for the thought provoking themes of this story. This line ‚‘‘They took our Land from us, they overturned the old order, our order, and ever since, white faces stand proud in our world in tatters“.....heartbreaking. Beautiful and captivating writing that easily pulls you in. Also, I like the use of the Ma‘ohi terms with glossary.

I just got to 51% and stopped to join the discussion. It's steeped in magic. it is heartwarming and heartbreaking just the same. I'm afraid for the second half. I already feel all the emotions bubbling inside.