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Mammoth tome of a book. Definitely worth getting through that first chapter where Michener gets a little too excited about personifying geological events.
From the second chapter onwards: really compelling characters, really clean and well-written, and to read it all from downtown Honolulu was a treat.
I couldn't help spending a lot of the book trying to pin down Michener's angle--why is he writing this, when it's a bit of a thorny topic, what's his take? For the most part, the book ages IMO well enough with only a few...blunt moments. He does eventually reveal his hand but shockingly late and hides it well before it.
Fascinating place and a great book to read to get a slightly-opinionated high level view it.
From the second chapter onwards: really compelling characters, really clean and well-written, and to read it all from downtown Honolulu was a treat.
I couldn't help spending a lot of the book trying to pin down Michener's angle--why is he writing this, when it's a bit of a thorny topic, what's his take? For the most part, the book ages IMO well enough with only a few...blunt moments. He does eventually reveal his hand but shockingly late and hides it well before it.
Fascinating place and a great book to read to get a slightly-opinionated high level view it.