The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in Around the World in 80 Books

Oct 09, 2016 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it

Shelves: family, america, young-adult, second-hand, funny-ha-ha, culture, race

I love this book! Witty, sarcastic, but thought provoking- a rare gem especially in YA area. Also, this is the first book I've read witha Native American narrator. I've read this for banned books week but true, you should rread it anytime! ...more

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Jan 12, 2018 Sarah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, bipoc

4.5 Stars

This book makes me feel things. It's going to take awhile to collect my thoughts. ...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Nadine in NY Jones rated it did not like it

Shelves: young-adult, authors-i-don-t-ever-want-to-read-a, fiction, based-on-real-life, coming-of-age

from the NPR poll of best young adult fiction

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

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Jan 07, 2012 mstan rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: for-young-adults-or-children, american, src-spring-2012

I wanted this book to be better than it was. Some of the themes were just too in-your-face - I found it hard to believe that the nerdy Indian protagonist could (view spoiler) within a few months of his entry into the 'white' high school. The illustrations are good though, and the story is quite engaging. I can see the 10-14 group really liking it and learning good things from reading it. ...more

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Jun 23, 2010 Erin (NY) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, ya, read-in-2013

I enjoyed this book. It is not quite a typical YA story. It was about a native american boy, but I feel like just about anyone can relate to it. It is very sad, but the voice that tells it makes it more ok. It is about a boy who decides to go to a school off of the reservations, and the ramifications that the decision has on his life and his community.

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Jul 10, 2020 superawesomekt marked it as dnf

A good friend of mine died of complications from hydrocephalus, so I appreciated this book's drawing more awareness to that condition.

Contains bullying, racism, alcoholism and abuse, masturbation.

No rating because I didn't get deep enough into it. ...more

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Mar 25, 2009 Katie rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, male-author, native-american

i really enjoyed this book. i read it a few weeks ago, and forgot to add it, so my reaction isn't really fresh in my mind. but the story was engaging and i really liked the narrarator. ...more

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