The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Hawaii

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
688 From Here to Eternity James Jones 1951 American English
1818 Barbarian Days William Finnegan 2015 American English
2177 Hawaii James A. Michener 1959 American English
2207 Dreams from My Father Barack Obama 1995 American English
2928 The Great Shark Hunt Hunter S. Thompson 1979 American English
3117 The White Album Joan Didion 1979 American English
3313 Roughing It Mark Twain 1872 American English
4393 The Winds Of War Herman Wouk 1971 American English
5269 What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Haruki Murakami 2007 Japanese Japanese
5583 Democracy Joan Didion 1984 American English
6382 A Voyage Round The World Georg Forster 1777 German German
6637 The Curse Of Lono Hunter S. Thompson 1983 American English
7009 The Trial Of The Cannibal Dog Anne Salmond 2003 New Zealand English
8417 War and Remembrance Herman Wouk 1978 American English
10454 A Promised Land Barack Obama 2020 American English
10814 The Works Of The People Of Old Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau 1971 Unknown Hawaiian
11113 Camouflage Joe Haldeman 2004 American English
11257 From The Lanai And Other Hawaii Stories Jessica Saiki 1983 American English
11531 Journals (Cook) James Cook 1768 British English
12447 A Legendary Tradition Of Kamapua’a Lilikalā Kameʻeleihiwa 1996 American English
12657 War Of The Whales Joshua Horwitz 2014 American English
13971 The Bridge David Remnick 2010 Unknown English
14232 Under A White Sky Elizabeth Kolbert 2021 American English
14985 Lab Girl Hope Jahren 2016 American English
14985 Sharks In The Time Of Saviors Kawai Strong Washburn 2020 American English
15916 Native Planters In Old Hawaii Elizabeth Hand, E. C. S. Handy 1940 American English
15916 The Cruise Of The Snark Jack London 1911 American English
17163 Redefining Realness Janet Mock 2014 American English
17163 Swimsuit James Patterson 2009 American English
17163 The Edge Of Physics Anil Ananthaswamy 2010 Indian English
17163 Five Decembers James Kestrel 2021 American English
17163 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17163 Still Life With Woodpecker Tom Robbins 1980 American English
17163 Tripwire Lee Child 1999 British English
17163 The Woman In Me Britney Spears 2023 American English
17163 Lies And Weddings Kevin Kwan 2024 Unknown English
17163 Sea Of Glory Nathaniel Philbrick 2003 American English
17163 To Paradise Hanya Yanagihara 2022 American English
17163 Unfamiliar Fishes Sarah Vowell 2011 American English
17163 The Demon Crown James Rollins 2017 American English
17163 The Devil Colony James Rollins 2011 American English
17163 Crazy Brave Joy Harjo 2012 American English
17163 The House Without A Key Earl Derr Biggers 1925 American English
17163 The Shaman's Mind Jonathan Hammond 2020 Unknown English
17163 Let Me Tell You What I Mean Joan Didion 2021 American English
17163 All We Can Save Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 2020 Unknown English
17163 Molokai O.A. Bushnell 1960 Unknown English
17163 Sea Power Admiral James Stavridis 2017 American English
17163 Blind Man's Bluff Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Drew 1998 American English
17163 The Lost Wife Susanna Moore 2023 American English
17163 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17163 A History Of Warfare John Keegan 1993 British English
17163 Trekka Round The World John Guzzwell 1979 British English