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Unfamiliar Fishes
by Sarah Vowell
I read this book on the history of missionary occupation and the annexation of Hawaii while tanning on the beaches of St. Croix, another bright island with a dark history of imperialism. I was pulled in by the witty and relaxed writing style of the author.
But, I began to lose a bit of steam around 70 pages in. Where is this going? Have I even finished Chapter One yet? Wait, are there chapters? Oh my god, there are no chapters. How can this be?
My mom put it well (oh yeah, I stole this book off my mom’s book club list): “this book is like a run on sentence.” It just goes on, it’s a bit confusing, and it doesn’t have much organization (it was mostly chronological, but not entirely). She hated it, didn’t finish. I didn’t mind it.
I am glad the author toned back the sarcasm and snarky side commentary as the book went on, because while it was entertaining in the beginning, it would have gotten old/inappropriate as the book continued.
Ultimately, I finished this book feeling like I know a bit more about one major period of Hawaii's history. But I don’t know if I could really summarize the historical events that went down, since I found the overall book confusing to follow.
But, I began to lose a bit of steam around 70 pages in. Where is this going? Have I even finished Chapter One yet? Wait, are there chapters? Oh my god, there are no chapters. How can this be?
My mom put it well (oh yeah, I stole this book off my mom’s book club list): “this book is like a run on sentence.” It just goes on, it’s a bit confusing, and it doesn’t have much organization (it was mostly chronological, but not entirely). She hated it, didn’t finish. I didn’t mind it.
I am glad the author toned back the sarcasm and snarky side commentary as the book went on, because while it was entertaining in the beginning, it would have gotten old/inappropriate as the book continued.
Ultimately, I finished this book feeling like I know a bit more about one major period of Hawaii's history. But I don’t know if I could really summarize the historical events that went down, since I found the overall book confusing to follow.