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Yeah, okay.
I wasn't prepared for how solidly YA this would be. I expected a c ...more
Everybody on the rez calls me a retard about twice a day. They call me retard when they are pantsing me or stuffing my head in the toilet or just smacking me upside the head.
I’m not even writing down this story the way I actually talk, because I’d have to fill it with stutters and lisps, and then you’d be wondering why you’re reading a story written by such a retard.
Yeah, okay.
I wasn't prepared for how solidly YA this would be. I expected a c ...more
Sherman Alexie really likes to make you laugh so hard you don't notice he's ripping your heart out. And now he's bringing it to the Young Adult world, which is a pretty natural fit. Junior is a misfit kid on his reservation - he's really smart and draws hilarious cartoons (done by Ellen Forney, they fill the book), and after an outburst in class one day a teacher urges him to go to school off the reservation, as his chances for success are pretty limited there. So he decides to transfer to an al
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A teacher at work recommended this to me, stating it was her favorite. It was okay. It's a good coming of age, liking to fit in, boy overcomes impossible odds, story.
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Engaging, but probably not something that I would re-read.
This is a very popular book that comes highly recommended from many quarters and it's strength is the voice of the main character, Junior, as he negotiates the two separate worlds he finds himself in. While I found some of the middle a big bogged down, but the eloquence of the end, the deep tragedies, and the complexity of the characters make this a very compelling book.
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Sherman Alexie narrates his own audiobook which makes the delivery of every humorous and poignant scene all the more touching. Wonderful laugh out loud moments juxtaposed with heart-wrenching, unflinching, tragic events. Highly recommended.
I have been wanting to read this book forever and finally got to. I read almost all of it over a four-hour period. It was visceral and wonderful and draining and hilarious. I loved it.
I could read this again and again.
Dec 15, 2008
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Oct 08, 2012
Laine
marked it as to-read
Oct 19, 2012
Chloe
marked it as to-read
May 07, 2014
taeli
marked it as to-read
