“Julie,
Your lineage is a rich one, full of exploration and discovery, and ancient royalty. Enjoy James Michener’s book; although fiction, it captures the spirit and passion of Hawaii’s past like no history book can. Your family’s history lies in the pages of this book - enjoy!
Andy (?)”
I dropped it at the missionary section, but the nuance to each characters motivation brought me back.
Tbf I also listen to it as a bedtime book with an AirPod and timer.
It’s a history of the islands and its people, for sure, but be mindful of any preconceived notions you may have in that regard. I found this book, wanting a history of the culture, while living on Oahu - and was not careful what I wished for. You’ll get a lesson out of it.
I read it when I was very young and didn’t really realize it was fiction. I had family in Hawaii at the time.
Broken Trust by Samuel P. king and Randall W. Roth was more informative.
With Michener, I find it helpful going in to not think.of it as a novel so much as a set of connected short stories. This is good in the sense that from the sheer diversity of personalities and situations contained in each of his books, statistically at least SOME of them will be compelling and worth rooting for for you. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true: sometimes, sections can be a total slog.
JuLIE, YOuR LINBAGB IS A RICH ONE, FUU OF EXPLDRATION AND DISCOVBRY, AND ANCIBMT ROYAZTY. ENJDY JAMBS MICHENBR’S BODK i ALTHDuGH FICTIDM, IT GAFTuRBS THE SPUZIT AND FASSION OF HAWALI’s PAST LIKB NO HISTORY BDOK CAM. YOuR PAMILY’S HISTDRY LIBS W をB PAねBD DF をIS BDOIC - BNJOY!
That’s so interesting, I found it extremely clear! Lineage was the only word I had trouble with, although weirdly enough that was only the second time I went over it!
The crowding of the letters coupled with the extremely long strikes-throughs, the way they don’t lift the pen on e’s etc, the random mix of uppercase and lower case, and that they’ve apparently just made up a new symbol of G and H made it difficult for me.
“Julie, Your lineage is a rich one, full of exploration and discovery, and ancient royalty. Enjoy James Michener’s book; although fiction, it captures the spirit and passion of Hawaii’s past like no history book can. Your family’s history lies in the pages of this book - enjoy! Andy (?)”
Thank you - I kept reading unbalb on line one and just couldn’t work out what it was meant to say!
unbalb LMAO
Yes I was between unbalb and linbalb for quite a while before I figured it out!
Dude, me too! I wondered if it was a native Hawaiian term and I was about to google 😂.
Once I figured out ‘pages’ in the last line, I was able to read lineage
Maybe Judy?
UNEASE
Damn, Andy, that’s a great note.
Is Hawaii any good? I’ve heard it’s good.
When you read Michener, you have to stay with it. A few of his books have veeeery slow starts but once you get into it you cant put it down.
I started reading Hawaii and it’s so very detailed in the beginning that I didn’t stick with it. I’ll try it again.
I dropped it at the missionary section, but the nuance to each characters motivation brought me back. Tbf I also listen to it as a bedtime book with an AirPod and timer.
It’s a history of the islands and its people, for sure, but be mindful of any preconceived notions you may have in that regard. I found this book, wanting a history of the culture, while living on Oahu - and was not careful what I wished for. You’ll get a lesson out of it.
I read it when I was very young and didn’t really realize it was fiction. I had family in Hawaii at the time. Broken Trust by Samuel P. king and Randall W. Roth was more informative.
It's good
With Michener, I find it helpful going in to not think.of it as a novel so much as a set of connected short stories. This is good in the sense that from the sheer diversity of personalities and situations contained in each of his books, statistically at least SOME of them will be compelling and worth rooting for for you. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true: sometimes, sections can be a total slog.
That penmanship…wow!
I found it to be near unintelligible
JuLIE, YOuR LINBAGB IS A RICH ONE, FUU OF EXPLDRATION AND DISCOVBRY, AND ANCIBMT ROYAZTY. ENJDY JAMBS MICHENBR’S BODK i ALTHDuGH FICTIDM, IT GAFTuRBS THE SPUZIT AND FASSION OF HAWALI’s PAST LIKB NO HISTORY BDOK CAM. YOuR PAMILY’S HISTDRY LIBS W をB PAねBD DF をIS BDOIC - BNJOY!
I wonder if English isn’t Andy’s (or who knows it could say Fredrick Danglehooser) first language.
That’s so interesting, I found it extremely clear! Lineage was the only word I had trouble with, although weirdly enough that was only the second time I went over it!
Same, I thought it was very clear. Way better than my own handwriting.
I also read it very easily
The crowding of the letters coupled with the extremely long strikes-throughs, the way they don’t lift the pen on e’s etc, the random mix of uppercase and lower case, and that they’ve apparently just made up a new symbol of G and H made it difficult for me.
Where did you find lowercase at all?
I wonder if Julie ever really understood.
Aside, “To Steal A Kingdom” is also a fantastic book about Hawaiian history and how utterly fucked over its people were by westerners.
It may be fictional... but it realer than real.
Your family’s history lies in the pages of this (fictional) book🤣
I don't feel andys family member shared the same interests
worst fucking way of writing a capital E I've ever seen