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debz57a52 's review for:
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
by Sherman Alexie
I feel terrible rating this 2-2.5 stars. I think it comes for me because I had different expectations for this book than what it was. I expected it to be like Absolutely True Diary, but lots of short episodes like that, maybe, some different perspectives. This collection of short stories had some like that. But many of the stories, especially in the second half, were more lyrical and poetic character sketches, or descriptions of someone's experience without actually pin-pointing an event with a traditional plot structure. For this reason, I didn't "get" many of the stories, especially in the second half.
However, I really enjoyed reading the stories, if that makes any sense. I was able to step back and recognize some really fabulous sentences, paragraphs, and passages, and I highlighted many bits throughout the book as mentor texts for me or my students to mimic and write next to.
I don't know if I would recommend this to the casual reader.
However, I really enjoyed reading the stories, if that makes any sense. I was able to step back and recognize some really fabulous sentences, paragraphs, and passages, and I highlighted many bits throughout the book as mentor texts for me or my students to mimic and write next to.
I don't know if I would recommend this to the casual reader.