A review by jedore
Hawaii by James A. Michener

5.0

Wow...what a book! I picked it up after Kauai grabbed a piece of my heart on a prior visit. Michener seemingly covers it ALL in the 1,000+ pages of Hawaii...from the formation of the islands to the late 1950's (I was a bit disappointed that he did not write about King Kamehameha...must read another book about Hawaiian royalty!). The details are overwhelming at times, so I'd say that you have to have a passion for Hawaii or historical fiction in general in order to make it through this mammoth book. But, if you do, your understanding and love of the islands and their people will run so much deeper.