false 52878 11 Native American Sherman Alexie's new novel is a departure in tone from his lyrical and funny earlier work, which include The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Reservation Blues. The main character is an Indian serial killer who incites racial tension by murdering whites in retribution for his people's history. The killer leaves clear signs of his motives by scalping his victims, and leaving feathers as gestures of Indian defiance. The killer is a conflicted creation--raised by loving white parents, but twisted by loss of his identity as an Indian. Alexie layers the story with complications and ancillary characters, from a rabid talk show host, to vengeance seeking whites, to liberals who find their patronizing espousal of Indian causes no longer so easy. 829341 1996 Indian Killer total:1536|5:302|4:516|3:520|2:160|1:38| 1536 5492 1972 172 4 2 false false Sat Jun 23 22:02:34 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 22:41:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 17:01:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:34:21 -0700 2009 Indian Killer at the library because I'm on a Sherman Alexie kick and this was the only book of his available. Being a psychological thriller about murder, it's not exactly the type of book I normally read. I was a bit apprehensive as I started reading, afraid I'd get nightmares or somet...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 11:43:39 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 06:27:04 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:43:39 -0700 2009
This book is harsh and disturbing, but readable. John, the main chara...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Aug 13 10:55:49 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 11:01:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 19:57:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 20:08:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 05:48:35 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:45:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:39:57 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 22:24:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Jul 16 11:08:34 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 06:26:45 -0700 2009
The story centers ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sat Jan 17 21:34:11 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 21:38:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:32:52 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 00:36:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 26 10:05:54 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 10:14:45 -0700 2008 Reservation Blues), but this book disappointed me. Not that it isn't brilliantly written, or that there aren't lots of great characters and ideas in it, but it's way too full of sadistic violence for my taste. I'm sure Al...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 10:07:08 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 19:04:33 -0700 2008 Indian Killer Alexie does a good job of portraying the fear and th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Mar 08 09:19:12 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 09:35:10 -0800 2008
It was still good, and it still explored the idea of what it means, and how others interpret what it means to be a "real...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 06:21:18 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 06:21:35 -0800 2008
the seeming protagonist in the book is john smith, a native man who was adopted by white parents. while we follow john smith's life and struggles with his identity and mental health, we learn about a serial kill...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 28 17:38:07 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 17:46:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 19:14:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 19:32:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Feb 04 07:14:14 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 29 14:33:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 17:46:49 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 17:49:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 16:30:40 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 16:45:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 17:16:06 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 08:58:00 -0700 2009 more...]]>