A review by bristlecone
Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie

4.0

I enjoyed this book very much. It provides an interesting dialogue about cultural identity, how groups identify other members of their gorup, and how/by whom stories can and should be told. It also is a powerful story about the interactions between the colonized and the colonizers --- the brutality, pain, and anger that that relationship creates --- and how its legacy affects communities and individuals for generations (or how even when it has "ended" it hasn't really ended). It is unsurprising that marginalized groups feel devalued. It is unsurprising that these groups are angered by the appropriation of their culture and the denial of their suffering. It is surprising that this cultural violence does not more frequently result in physical violence.