Y’all, I read banned books. The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is a beautifully written book about a teenage boy named Arnold ‘Junior’ Spirit, who leaves his Indian reservation school to receive an education at the white school. We see Junior face problems many of his real life contemporaries face, […]
The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie | Book Review
September 29, 2010
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Review of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie
January 31, 2010
I want to press a copy of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie into the arms of my good friends. The Lone Ranger And Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven is comprised of vignettes pertaining to reservation life, which though often bleak has an undercurrent of hope. There are 22 […]
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