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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

32 reviews

darcyparcy's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I would like to start this review by saying that the end of this novel contains invaluable discussions of life on a reservation, and the struggles that Native Americans have faced every day for generations. It truly opened my eyes and touched me deeply, more so than any other part of the book. 

With that being said, I had a hard time with the beginning of this novel, especially with the tone of it. Granted, I'm not a high school freshman, so it's not really geared towards me. It was endearing, but not relatable to me personally. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Vomit, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Colonisation, Murder, and Eating disorder

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

With the allegations against Sherman Alexie, this book may be forever tainted by his legacy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Ableism, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Cursing, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment and Medical content

There is also death of and , as well as a huge focus on the effects and shame of poverty.

allie_schick's review

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, and Death

Minor: Racial slurs

hannah_mariee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racism, Mental illness, Vomit, Death, Bullying, Alcohol, Cursing, Violence, and Animal death

vivthereader's review

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

cried x3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic friendship, Racism, Racial slurs, and Animal death

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Murder, Suicide, and Vomit

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I started and finished this book in 6 hours. Now why did it take us like 2 weeks to read it in high school? That's how you know high school is an evil place! Insufferable institution!

Great book, though. I'm glad I reread it.

But I had to take away points for use of the n word. Like damn even if it's not from our main character, it's very disappointing the author wrote that in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Ableism, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Grief, Homophobia, Child death, Addiction, Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Genocide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

honeyhistory103's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I had a hard time finishing this one. At a third of the way through, I still hadn’t connected to any of the characters, least of all Junior/Arnold, and was really tempted to put it down. Sherman does an excellent job of getting into the head of a 14 year old boy, which may have been part of why I failed to connect in any way until over halfway though, and even then, I never found myself particularly liking any of the characters. The entire book felt anecdotal, but not in the atmospheric way that some books can take on. 

Despite overall not enjoying the characters or plot, there were some really nice emotional moments in the story, and it definitely encourages one to consider the problems that plague Native American reservations today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Gun violence

lilymurph's review against another edition

funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

gena10's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Grief, and Bullying

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Ableism, and Racism

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Racial slurs, and Gun violence