kmlanahan 's review for:

Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell

3.0

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Bittersweet account of Hawaii from Cook's time to its annexation by the US. Fascinating insights into life on the islands, how it changed after missionaries landed there in the 1830s, and how it became American, sort-of. Her usual sharp writing and commentary runs throughout the book, but the tone is different. It took a while to finish this one, even though it was fascinating.