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Liked It “This is an excellent story about an American Air Force pilot who fell in love with a Japanese woman. The novel is evenly paced and not too long (unlike some of Michener's other novels). The setting captures the imagination with its vivid depictions of the Far East. Although the story line is...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is an excellent story about an American Air Force pilot who fell in love with a Japanese woman. The novel is evenly paced and not too long (unlike some of Michener's other novels). The setting captures the imagination with its vivid depictions of the Far East. Although the story line is somewhat predictable, the novel gives a poignant view of forbidden love. For anyone interested in the Korean war and Japan, this is a fine novel.”
Wanda wrote this review Wednesday, April 4, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A wonderful love story. It has been many years since I read this. It was one of my first Michener books and is now out of print.”
Laura B wrote this review Tuesday, September 28, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of the few choices by Michener that doesn't have a million pages.”
Lisa P wrote this review Sunday, August 15, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is more of a love story than anything else. We see a story about the type of racism that existed during that time (World War II). It is ironic that Michener tells the other side of the story, letting you know that the Japanese were also scared of losing their identity and heritage (so they acted in some racist ways). The Americans; I guess they were afraid of anybody who wasn't white. But in the end we find how tragic it can be when people are not tolerant. ”
Joseph G wrote this review Sunday, July 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Amanda L said: 3 stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Wednesday, February 24, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Sayonara takes place during the Korean War in Kobe, Japan, the site of a vacation resort for the American military. It tells the story of Major Lloyd Gruver and Private Joe Kelly, who both fall in love with and want to marry Japanese women. The US military policy of the time was to discourage these types or marriages in any way possible, and the law would not allow American soldiers to bring their Japanese wives home to the US. Gruver and Kelly defy the rules, and learn exactly what true love is.
This is definitely a story of star-crossed lovers. It was pretty obvious from the beginning of the book on that there was no way any happy ending could come out of this story. That made it hard for me to enjoy it. As usual, Michener paints a great picture of what life was like for both Americans and Japanese during the Korean War, but it just couldn’t make up for the fact that I knew the characters were not making good choices.”
“Sayonara takes place during the Korean War in Kobe, Japan, the site of a vacation resort for the American military. It tells the story of Major Lloyd Gruver and Private Joe Kelly, who both fall in love with and want to marry Japanese women. The US military policy of the time was to discourage these types or marriages in any way possible, and the law would not allow American soldiers to bring their Japanese wives home to the US. Gruver and Kelly defy the rules, and learn exactly what true love is.
Amanda L wrote this review Wednesday, August 5, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is definitely a story of star-crossed lovers. It was pretty obvious from the beginning of the book on that there was no way any happy ending could come out of this story. That made it hard for me to enjoy it. As usual, Michener paints a great picture of what life was like for both Americans and Japanese during the Korean War, but it just couldn’t make up for the fact that I knew the characters were not making good choices.”
“The romance-look cover of this book is deceptive. I thought this was a great book. I enjoyed it even more because I was living in Japan when I read it. There were a lot of things the author included that I found interesting and/or familiar. And the ending: perfect. Michener uses foreshadowing so well and still manages to surprise.”
Sonja P wrote this review Sunday, March 9, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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