A Little Too Much Is Enough

By Kathleen Tyau

Book Overview

Revised

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393315592
• ISBN13: 9780393315592
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A rich, passionate novel about growing up in Hawaii.

Set in post WW II Hawaii, "A Little Too Much is Enough" chronicals the life experiences of a young Chinese-Hawaiian woman growing up in Honolulu from the perspectives of various members of her extended family. A very rich, colorful, highly ethnic portrayal of Hawaii's development into a major tourist location and that development's effects on the native population. Several core incidents and experiences are told, and re-told, through severl different voices and perspectives, yeilding a rich texture in which one comes to savor the totality of the experiene's effects on the entire Wong family. Delivered in a highly vernacular Hawaiian voice throughout, "A Little Too Much is Enough" in the end stands as not just a wonderful story, but also as a rich, multicultural experience

A wonderful book about families and growing up.

I must respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer who stated that the book was disjointed and didn't make sense. It is a warm, wonderful story with chapters that tell different stories from the point of view of some of the main characters. Not at all difficult to understand, and in a way it is like putting together pieces of a puzzle. By the end of the book you will be sorry that it has ended. A bit like Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club, with wonderful characterizations of the family and all the aunties and uncles. The Hawaii setting is great too, but the themes are universal. Highly recommended.

A must read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Simply amazing! This book captures the essence of the islands as well as Hawaiian culture in all repects. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!!!

Kathleen Tyau fashions a beautiful Hawaiian patchwork quilt.

I did not want this book to end. The characters were interesting and the story was beautifully crafted. I would have liked to find out what happened to the family as time went on. I have lived on Oahu since 1979 & reading a story such as this one is a treasure. This era has given way in many areas of these islands and stories such as this one are reminders of kinder, gentler days.

A rich, passionate novel about growing up in Hawaii.

Set in post WW II Hawaii, "A Little Too Much is Enough" chronicals the life experiences of a young Chinese-Hawaiian woman growing up in Honolulu from the perspectives of various members of her extended family. A very rich, colorful, highly ethnic portrayal of Hawaii's development into a major tourist location and that development's effects on the native population. Several core incidents and experiences are told, and re-told, through severl different voices and perspectives, yeilding a rich texture in which one comes to savor the totality of the experiene's effects on the entire Wong family. Delivered in a highly vernacular Hawaiian voice throughout, "A Little Too Much is Enough" in the end stands as not just a wonderful story, but also as a rich, multicultural experience