From the Bookshelf of Around the World in 80 Books…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This is one of the most powerful and amazing books I've ever read.
I was predisposed to love it: Alexie is one of my favorite authors; raw, painful memoir one of my favorite genres.
This collection of poems and short narrative pieces is powerful, reflective, honest, illuminating, brash, heartbreaking. Alexie is moving through something life-altering, and sharing his journey with us. He often articulates what he has learned from sharing early drafts of chapters with various people; I loved having ...more
I was predisposed to love it: Alexie is one of my favorite authors; raw, painful memoir one of my favorite genres.
This collection of poems and short narrative pieces is powerful, reflective, honest, illuminating, brash, heartbreaking. Alexie is moving through something life-altering, and sharing his journey with us. He often articulates what he has learned from sharing early drafts of chapters with various people; I loved having ...more
This man is brilliant. Can I just say how much I love his writing? There's nothing he can't do (and do well): poetry, short stories, novels for adults and teens, screenplays...and now a memoir. The man is a Quintuple Threat.
Anyway. I'd been parsing out the final pages of the book...if only to prolong the enjoyment of reading his words. Sadly, I've reached the end.
#ShermanAlexieRocks ...more
Anyway. I'd been parsing out the final pages of the book...if only to prolong the enjoyment of reading his words. Sadly, I've reached the end.
#ShermanAlexieRocks ...more
There's no other voice like Sherman Alexie's. He's piercingly honest and funny and heartbreaking often at once. No hiding, no front in his words. He hits hard on just about everyone in this memoir (Natives, whites, his mother), but he loves much more. Vulnerable and lovely. The book is structured like patches of a quilt. Loved it.
...more
Jun 03, 2017
Sara
marked it as to-read
Jul 18, 2017
Terri
marked it as wish-list
Jul 23, 2017
Curlysue
marked it as to-read
Aug 14, 2017
Jen
marked it as to-read
Sep 17, 2017
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
Oct 25, 2017
Janet
marked it as to-read
Oct 31, 2017
Tanya
marked it as to-read
Nov 01, 2017
TR Ryan
marked it as to-read
Nov 19, 2017
Jen
marked it as to-read
Dec 08, 2017
Juliana Philippa
marked it as to-read
Dec 23, 2017
Katie
marked it as didn-t-finish-just-because
Feb 01, 2018
Anika
marked it as to-read
Mar 08, 2018
Celeste
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2019
Colleen Chi-Girl
marked it as to-read
