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

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5.0

I appreciate this book for trying to authentically show the experience of American Indian people, at least from Sherman Alexie's perspective. It's both heart breaking and hopeful, and doesn't go easy on the white people or American Indian people in the story. It's the kind of book I wish I read in school, as a coming of age story that tries to capture what it's like to be a high school student that really doesn't fit in. I'd certainly take this over Catcher in the Rye.
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