The I Index

Bottom of the pile

10

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

13/100

Critics

7/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Jessica Machado

Publisher:

Little A

Date:

January 1, 2023

A memoir about a Hawaiian woman who ran away from paradise to discover who she is and where she belongs.

What The Reviewers Say

Leah Fitzgerald,
Library Journal
Machado’s book sets the record straight on what it is like to grow up in Hawai‘i.

Publishers Weekly
Machado movingly excavates notions of identity, family, and Native culture.

Kirkus
It’s clear the author conducted extensive research.