dereksilva 's review for:

Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell

3.5

informative slow-paced

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I learned a lot about this history of the Hawaiian islands and the history of Hawaiians U.S. (and other white) peoples, but this book can be difficult to follow along with at points. There are a lot of names, places, and especially quotes for such a short book. The quotes in particular made it hard for me at times to keep a good rhythm while reading. There is also a decent amount of hopping back and forth in time. That's to be expected with just about any history book but again, I found it hard to follow along at points. So while I learned a lot, I feel like I'll need to read more books on Hawaiian history to really get the full story.