This is an interesting and tragic story for anyone, especially any local from Guam. The book, Mariquita, is basically about a young lady growing up in pre-WWII Guam, who finds a nice, young, American navy man and marries him only to be torn apart from him a couple years later when Japanese troops storm the beaches of Guam and hold the island captive, thus commencing WWII in the Pacific, along with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the same day.
The story is interesting but just lacks certain qualities that are quite noticeable throughout the book. The way the author puts the story, he bounces around throughout the story to different topics and kind of loses you. Some grammatical errors are made, which means they have failed to properly edit and revise the story. The whole book just fails to pull you in and experience the hardship that Mariquita was going through. It’s disappointing in a way that you want a book on Guam to be perfect and a good read. With this book, it’s just impossible. I found myself at times struggling to read on because of my lack of being entertained.
So for those looking for a good read, this is one that I do not recommend. Instead, if you’re one who does not care and just wants to read a book on a true Guam story for a sense of pride, then this is an appropriate read. Overall the book lacks many things but there’s still a little to be interested and worth the time to read.
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