The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in Pop Sugar's Annual Ultimate Reading Challenge

Mar 22, 2020 Kelly rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: americana, 2020-read, 3-star, teen-ya, high-school, male-comedy, cover-me-black, small-towns

I can see why kids tortured poor Junior and why adults reading this book love him. This kid's resilience is off the charts. Manages to be very sobering and uplifting in equal parts. ...more

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May 29, 2016 Karin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: best-of-2016

This is the first book I have read by Sherman Alexie but it won't be the last. Based on some of his own experiences, Alexie tells the story of Arnold Spirit (Junior), born poor and hydro cephalic. Despite these obvious disadvantages, Junior grasps life for all it's got, making the most of what little he has been given. He attends school off the "res" which opens new doors for him despite making him feel somewhat disloyal to his roots. He literally lives between the world of his tribe and the wor ...more

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Apr 19, 2017 ☼Shannon☼ rated it really liked it

Shelves: characters-of-color, 4-stars, banned, own-physical, top-100, shannon-s-choice-award-winners, pop-sugar-challenge-selection

There's not a lot of male narrators in YA so its refreshing when I get to read a book my a male POV. However, he doesn't hold a lot back and there were stuff I didn't want to know but he said it anyway, but that's just how boys think. I live near Indian Reservations (I actually live a couple of hours away from the Spokane one mentioned in the book) and I realized I don't know anything about Indians, very eye opening.

Winner of Shannon's Choice Awards 2017:
Read Before You Die Award ...more

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