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ksmith4444's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
3.0
To me, it was a sad history of colonialism in Hawaii. And the awful way that animals were treated. It was a hard read. The main story was lost in all of this.
bkdrgn303's review against another edition
4.0
A fascinating look at a subject I thought I had little to no interest in. Reads like a novel. Really well done.
mixedgirlreading's review against another edition
My library due date came before I could finish. I will likely try and read it again later.
jlpearce13's review against another edition
5.0
5☆ This is one of my favorite books of the year! I'd vaguely heard the word paniolo and I always love reading about Hawaii but this was even better than I thought it would be. I was hooked from the first paragraph and loved the whole thing. Other reviews mention that it jumps around but I had no trouble following it so that didn't bother me at all. SO glad I read this one!!
swimchickmle's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.0
This book was...a lot. I appreciate the amount of information in this book, but there was so much, I felt rather overwhelmed. It seemed like the story of the Hawaiian cowboys was so short, and told so fast toward the end, that I kind of felt like they were cheated. Being from Wyoming, it was cool learning about the origins of Cheyenne Frontier Days, but again, there was so much information. There was so much fun stuff to listen to, until my brain got overwhelmed and I wanted to fall asleep.