It's strange how the Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kid-style of this book makes it it on one hand hard to take the story seriously, but on the other hand it saves the book from being completely fucking depressing. Like it is simultaneously not serious enough and way too serious. It's a way of getting the story o...
Sherman Alexie makes narrative voice seem totally effortless in this book. There was never a moment when I stopped believing Junior, or when I stopped liking him. Although the main character lives through some incredibly harrowing experiences in this short book, including the death of someone close ...
I had to read this for an English class and it was very enjoyable especially for required reading. I really love how this book includes so many topics in an entertaining little package!This story covers racism, puberty, fitting in, self identity, death, friendship, and much more. I enjoyed the mai...
Every time I read this I am again reminded of how much I love it. For its honesty, its humor, its utter lack of sentimentality. I lived in the west, I spent time as a child on a reservation with friends, and I hear an authentic voice here, one that acknowledges the darkness without denying the lig...
I have to admit I would have never picked this book up if it had not been on the banned book list and for that I feel shame. Shame because a book like this would have passed me by and then I would have felt I missed out on a good author and a view of the world that I would have never been exposed t...
wow what can i said about this bookthis book is interesting and funny as the same time i like gordy he kind of remind me of me idk just saying he kinda isand fyi native american people are so freaking awesomeand i want to meet them on daythis book is required for my class
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a very well-written novel that blends both humor and heartbreak seamlessly. The story is semi-autobiographical for Alexie and this made the story hold that much more meaning.I appreciate that Alexie did not "hold back" in anyway, the good, the bad a...
"Reservations were meant to be prisons, you know? Indians were supposed to move onto reservations and die. We were supposed to disappear."- Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianI rarely enjoy YA books but I really liked this one. Narrated by Junior (Arnold) Spirit it tells ...
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