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Hawaii

James A. Michener,

Steve Berry (Introduction)

Why we're reading this: I read this book years ago. I loved to read all James Michener books. My father loved them too, and we wo…more
[close] I read this book years ago. I loved to read all James Michener books. My father loved them too, and we would have discussions about them. My dad passed 25 years ago, and I still cherish my memories of our times together.

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Apr 03, 2021 Kristin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, insular-oceanic, multi-generational

I really enjoyed this novel. After reading 'Poland' by the same author, my expectations were dampened slightly, but in this novel the time-ellipsis were much shorter, the characters more developed, and the social aspects more fleshed out. I felt infinitely more 'engaged' to this novel.

As for the story, I was really surprised about the importing of Chinese and Japanese workers. I had no idea that the population of actual Hawaiians was so depleted, and so drastically overwhelmed by the imported p ...more

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