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The Color of Air
by Gail Tsukiyama
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Thank you Harper Via for the gifted copy of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.
The Color of Air centers around the Japanese American community in Hilo, Hawaii in 1935. Daniel Abe is returning home after completing medical school in Chicago. His family eagerly awaits his return, especially his Uncle Koji. As one of the volcanoes on the island gets closer to an eruption, secrets that were believed to have been buried with the dead begin to resurface.
The Color of Air is an atmospheric historical fiction novel about grief and missed chances. I like that at the end of each section there is a chapter written from a character who has already died. This allowed their voices to be heard in the story as well and reveal details that the characters living in 1935 would not have been able to know.
The Color of Air centers around the Japanese American community in Hilo, Hawaii in 1935. Daniel Abe is returning home after completing medical school in Chicago. His family eagerly awaits his return, especially his Uncle Koji. As one of the volcanoes on the island gets closer to an eruption, secrets that were believed to have been buried with the dead begin to resurface.
The Color of Air is an atmospheric historical fiction novel about grief and missed chances. I like that at the end of each section there is a chapter written from a character who has already died. This allowed their voices to be heard in the story as well and reveal details that the characters living in 1935 would not have been able to know.