Reviews

Don't Look Back: Hawaiian Myths Made New by Maxine Hong Kingston, Marion Lyman-Mersereau, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, Robert Barclay, J. Arthur Rath III, Timothy Dyke, Gary Pak, A.A. Attanasio, Puakea Nogelmeier, Alan Brennert, W.S. Merwin, Ian MacMillan, Christine Thomas, Wayne Moniz, Darien Gee

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

4.0

Pop Sugar’s 2018 Reading Challenge - A book by a local author

Average Rating: 3.7 (rounding up to 4) Great collection of Hawaiian myths & stories retold (mostly) by Hawaiians or Hawaiian scholars.

1. SPF 50 by [a:Ian MacMillan|22901|Ian MacMillan|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] - ★★★★☆
Inspired by the Legend of Paʻu o Hiʻiaka

2. Māui the Superhero Fights the Eight-Eyed Bat! by [a:Alan Brennert|2226|Alan Brennert|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1242124016p2/2226.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
Inspired by the Legend of Māui and the Eight-Eyed Bat

3. Sex, Love and the Mighty Fine Structure Constant by [a:A.A. Attanasio|5217055|A.A. Attanasio|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1328326006p2/5217055.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
Inspired by the Legend of Kamapuaʻa and the Wandering Vagina

4. Pele in Therapy by [a:Darien Gee|4472748|Darien Gee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1386882777p2/4472748.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
Inspired by the Legend of Pele's Exile

5. Luahinepiʻi: Ka Wahine Piʻina by [a:Wayne Moniz|2933465|Wayne Moniz|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] - ★★★★☆
Inspired by the Legend of the White Lady of ʻĪao Valley

6. If you GoogleEarth 1188 Bishop Street by J. Freen - ★★★★☆
Inspired by the Legend of Oʻahu Nui, the Cannibal King, and His Comeuppance

7. Beautiful Mahealani Moon by Kuʻualoha Hoʻomanawanui - ★★★★★
Inspired by the Legend of Hina, Goddess of the moon

8. Rock of Ages by Christopher Kelsey - ★★★★★
Inspired by the Legend of Taking Lava Rocks from the Volcano

9. No Look Back by [a:Timothy Dyke|16817874|Timothy Dyke|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] - ★★☆☆☆
Inspired by the Legend of Māui the Fisherman

10. Language of the Geckos by [a:Gary Pak|566169|Gary Pak|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] - ★★☆☆☆
Inspired by ʻAumākua Tales of the Moʻo

11. Places of Entry by [a:Christine Thomas|296021|Christine Thomas|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] - ★★★☆☆
Inspired by the Legend of Halemano

12. Ahiwela by [a:Marion Lyman-Mersereau|366702|Marion Lyman-Mersereau|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] - ★★★★★
Inspired by the Legend of the Naupaka

13. Strange Sightings by [a:Maxine Hong Kingston|17290|Maxine Hong Kingston|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1202527632p2/17290.jpg] - ★★★★☆
Inspired by Hawaiʻi's Everyday Spirits and Legends

14. Ao ʻAumākua by [a:Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl|302715|Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1316295837p2/302715.jpg] - ★★★★★
Inspired by the Legend of Hiku and Kawelu

15. The Legend of Blue Face Bu by [a:Robert Barclay|225166|Robert Barclay|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] - ★★★★★
Inspired by a Myth of My Own Creation

16. No Dancing by the Light of the Moon by [a:J. Arthur Rath III|4094696|J. Arthur Rath III|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] - ★★★★★
Inspired by the Legend of Why Menehune Left Mānoa

17. Kaleimanu's Request by [a:W.S. Merwin|32513|W.S. Merwin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1330844843p2/32513.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
Inspired by the Legend of the Bird Man of Wainiha