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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
58 reviews
jonwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The book is a brutally honest look at the life of a kid in a community that is victim of unfair circumstance. His family and neighbors seem trapped in an perpetual self-destructive cycle of alcohol and gambling. It's a depressing reality that many children find them selves stuck in. Even when the protagonist gets to go to a better school, it's revealed a lot of the well to do people have their own problems, which just you shouldn't judge anyone without knowing their story. Deaths and acts of violence are sudden and reflect the pointlessness of it in real life.
In all, I think is a rather reflection and frank discussion on the harsh reality many kids face and a good way for those unaware to that life to become more aware. I suppose the reason I didn't love the book is that the author seems to do a good job capturing the juvenile/bathroom/homophobic humor that reminds too much of the boys would attempt to avoid as an adolescent, and I don't want to spend too much time around people who talk like that.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Medical content, and Racial slurs
Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Eating disorder, Sexism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, and Car accident
booknerd_life's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Bullying, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Vomit and Religious bigotry
Minor: Homophobia, Murder, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Suicide
cchipman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying and Racism
Moderate: Death
directorpurry's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Drug abuse, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicide, and Body shaming
Minor: Colonisation
sophietoes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Classism, Alcoholism, Ableism, Bullying, and Death
Minor: Car accident
taliatalksbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Addiction
mcc004's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Racial slurs, Animal death, Bullying, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
elia_elizabeth_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Bullying, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Alcoholism
kendra_haug's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Grief, and Death