Keeper of the Night

Though I really like Holt's writing the cover of this book put me off reading it for years. I finally decided to give it a try and was happy that I did. Shown here is a newer cover for the book - a far better choice. This book fascinated me because it was set in Guam. I lived on Saipan, close by, for......more

I wouldn't normally have picked this book up, but I'm in a book club where we had to read a book set where we were born and I was born on the island of Guam. I'm so glad I read this book! It taught me a lot about Guam, and was beautifully written. The plot is heavy. The story starts with the mother'......more

Personal Response: It was nice to read about a different culture. The people of Guam have their own language, but mostly speak English, and was hard to pronounce these few words and figure out what they mean. Either way it was a wonderful story. Plot: What happens before the story really starts is t......more