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Title: Hotel Honolulu
Author: Paul Theroux
Narrator: George Guidall
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-07-16
Publisher: Whole Story AudioBooks
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Newly married and having recently taken over the management of a hotel in Honolulu, a former writer is drawn into the lives of his guests and the distinctive customs and rhythms of the distant island.
As witness to the many contrasting chronicles of the hotel's characters, he ultimately returns to writing once again. The result is this novel in 80 distinct episodes, a Chaucerian sequence of strange pilgrims and islanders confronting each other and their fates in the rooms of the seedy hotel.
Members Reviews:
Guilty Pleasure
Paul Theroux at is caustic best. The narrator is a disenchanted writer who is the manager of a vintage hotel in Waikiki with topless hula contests and bleary- eyed clientele in the Paradise Lost bar. A semi- retired hooker who is the mother of the âyoung, freshâ Hawaiian he marries lives on the third floor. The owner of the hotel is a self-indulgent blowhard given to sadistic tricks on his relatives who happens to be a millionaire. The cast of outrageous characters goes on with sad pinch lines at the end of each of their bizarre tales. But, somehow it all seems believable. I couldnât stop reading about these locals who hate mainlanders who decide to stay on the âgreen island.â Theroux lives in Hawaiâi and had a lot of fun with the pidgin that locals speak and some of their attitudes. I was sorry when it ended and I had to get back to less entertaining debacles and ridiculous circumstances.
P.S. I am a big fan of Happy Isles of Oceania and Fresh Air Fiend by the same author.
I am the author of Wai-nani: A Voice from Old Hawai'i
A real tast of life in Waikiki.
I was not sure what to expect with this novel but I really enjoyed the storytelling from the prospective of the hotel manager. The characters were great fun and Hotel Honolulu was an entertaining read.
OK, but not Theroux's best.
Theroux is a master writer, no doubt about it. But his main character (aside from himself as narrator) grew wearisome as one read on, and also simply disgusting. After a while you wonder why you Need to spend your day with this ignorant, brutal slob with no redeeming Qualities. The Basic structure was clever and opened up lots of opportunities, with various kinds of People coming to the Hotel and being scrutinized by the astute manager. Some of this was very good. All in all, I'd say it's worth reading, quickly, but not rereading.
Five Stars
I love Paul Theroux's books, puts me to sleep in less than twenty minutes. Highly recommend- great reading.
Off the beaten path
Hotel Honolulu lies off the beaten path, it seems to attract some of the dregs of the tourist world. Its owner has plenty of money and likes to play cruel jokes on his friends (if a movie Danny Devito would be perfect for this part). He hires a new manager from the mainland, who marries one of the local gals and they have a small daughter. He tells tales of the occupants of the hotel. I would have liked the book more if it had not seemed depressing to me, the prostitute stories, the sick jokes of the owner etc. There is no history and parts of the book I really enjoyed, the locals who did the gardening, took care of the pool, they were delightful characters. That is why I could only give this a 3 star.
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Title: Hotel Honolulu
Author: Paul Theroux
Narrator: George Guidall
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-07-16
Publisher: Whole Story AudioBooks
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Newly married and having recently taken over the management of a hotel in Honolulu, a former writer is drawn into the lives of his guests and the distinctive customs and rhythms of the distant island.
As witness to the many contrasting chronicles of the hotel's characters, he ultimately returns to writing once again. The result is this novel in 80 distinct episodes, a Chaucerian sequence of strange pilgrims and islanders confronting each other and their fates in the rooms of the seedy hotel.
Members Reviews:
Guilty Pleasure
Paul Theroux at is caustic best. The narrator is a disenchanted writer who is the manager of a vintage hotel in Waikiki with topless hula contests and bleary- eyed clientele in the Paradise Lost bar. A semi- retired hooker who is the mother of the âyoung, freshâ Hawaiian he marries lives on the third floor. The owner of the hotel is a self-indulgent blowhard given to sadistic tricks on his relatives who happens to be a millionaire. The cast of outrageous characters goes on with sad pinch lines at the end of each of their bizarre tales. But, somehow it all seems believable. I couldnât stop reading about these locals who hate mainlanders who decide to stay on the âgreen island.â Theroux lives in Hawaiâi and had a lot of fun with the pidgin that locals speak and some of their attitudes. I was sorry when it ended and I had to get back to less entertaining debacles and ridiculous circumstances.
P.S. I am a big fan of Happy Isles of Oceania and Fresh Air Fiend by the same author.
I am the author of Wai-nani: A Voice from Old Hawai'i
A real tast of life in Waikiki.
I was not sure what to expect with this novel but I really enjoyed the storytelling from the prospective of the hotel manager. The characters were great fun and Hotel Honolulu was an entertaining read.
OK, but not Theroux's best.
Theroux is a master writer, no doubt about it. But his main character (aside from himself as narrator) grew wearisome as one read on, and also simply disgusting. After a while you wonder why you Need to spend your day with this ignorant, brutal slob with no redeeming Qualities. The Basic structure was clever and opened up lots of opportunities, with various kinds of People coming to the Hotel and being scrutinized by the astute manager. Some of this was very good. All in all, I'd say it's worth reading, quickly, but not rereading.
Five Stars
I love Paul Theroux's books, puts me to sleep in less than twenty minutes. Highly recommend- great reading.
Off the beaten path
Hotel Honolulu lies off the beaten path, it seems to attract some of the dregs of the tourist world. Its owner has plenty of money and likes to play cruel jokes on his friends (if a movie Danny Devito would be perfect for this part). He hires a new manager from the mainland, who marries one of the local gals and they have a small daughter. He tells tales of the occupants of the hotel. I would have liked the book more if it had not seemed depressing to me, the prostitute stories, the sick jokes of the owner etc. There is no history and parts of the book I really enjoyed, the locals who did the gardening, took care of the pool, they were delightful characters. That is why I could only give this a 3 star.