Books like…

Books Like Hawaii

by James A. Michener · about this book

Loved Hawaii by James A. Michener? If its historical fiction, sprawling epic and multigenerational family hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Pachinko, Jade Legacy and Middlesex. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Hawaii: Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic · Multigenerational Family · Immigration · Island

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   Pachinko

   Min Jin Lee

   Immigration · Multigenerational Family · Colonialism · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction

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   Jade Legacy

   Fonda Lee

   Multigenerational Family · Island · Immigration · Sprawling Epic · Colonialism

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   Middlesex

   Jeffrey Eugenides

   Immigration · Multigenerational Family · Cultural Identity · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction

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   Lair of Dreams

   Libba Bray

   Immigration · Historical Fiction · Cultural Identity · Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast

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   Black Cake

   Charmaine Wilkerson

   Multigenerational Family · Immigration · Cultural Identity · Island · Historical Fiction

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   The Pillars of the Earth

   Ken Follett

   Multigenerational Family · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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   The Pearl Sister

   Lucinda Riley

   Multigenerational Family · Colonialism · Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic · Multiple POV

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   And the Mountains Echoed

   Khaled Hosseini

   Multigenerational Family · Immigration · Cultural Identity · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV

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   Written in My Own Heart's Blood

   Diana Gabaldon

   Multigenerational Family · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV · Multiple Timelines

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    The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

    James McBride

    Immigration · Historical Fiction · Cultural Identity · Ensemble Cast · Racism

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    To Shape a Dragon's Breath

    Moniquill Blackgoose

    Island · Colonialism · Cultural Identity · Historical Fiction · Racism

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    The Golem and the Jinni

    Helene Wecker

    Immigration · Historical Fiction · Cultural Identity · Multiple POV · Slow-Paced

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    Lady of Avalon

    Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson

    Colonialism · Island · Historical Fiction · Religion & Spirituality · Multiple Timelines

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    Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe

    Colonialism · Island · Historical Fiction · Ocean and Ships · Religion & Spirituality

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    Speaking Bones

    Ken Liu

    Colonialism · Sprawling Epic · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV · Slow-Paced

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    Cutting for Stone

    Abraham Verghese

    Immigration · Multigenerational Family · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction · Dense Prose

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    Vampires of El Norte

    Isabel Cañas

    Cultural Identity · Colonialism · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV · Racism

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    Refugee

    Alan Gratz

    Immigration · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV · Ocean and Ships · Racism

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    The Mermaid of Black Conch

    Monique Roffey

    Colonialism · Island · Multiple POV · Historical Fiction · Ocean and Ships

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    On Beauty

    Zadie Smith

    Cultural Identity · Multigenerational Family · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV · Racism

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