All I Asking for Is My Body (Kolowalu Book)
Worth buying if: You want short, character-driven fiction about family and obligation.
Skip it if: You prefer plot-heavy, fast-paced thrillers.
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Summary
Milton Murayama’s All I Asking for Is My Body follows a Hawaiian family negotiating work, obligations, and cultural change; concise and character-driven, it probes loyalty and personal limits across domestic and community pressures.
Why this book now
This 1988 Kolowalu edition offers a focused, enduring look at Hawaiian social history and family dynamics still resonant for readers today.
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- You want short, character-driven fiction about family and obligation.
- You’re interested in Hawaiian life and mid-century social pressures.
- If you appreciate quiet emotion, the protagonist changes in believable steps.
- You prefer plot-heavy, fast-paced thrillers.
- You expect an extensive multi-generational epic.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780824811723
Worth buying if: You want short, character-driven fiction about family and obligation.
Skip it if: You prefer plot-heavy, fast-paced thrillers.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Quick Easy to move through
At 110 pages, this compact novel is a brief but concentrated read—suitable for a few focused sittings or a weekend.
What stands out here
This Univ of Hawaii Press Kolowalu edition highlights Milton Murayama’s concise prose and the book’s concentrated examination of family and social expectation.
Best way to approach it
Read slowly to absorb the character interactions and social context; pay attention to dialogue and domestic scenes that reveal tensions beneath the surface.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780824811723
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