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This book was so depressing, but in a humorous way. I liked it, and I appreciated it a lot. I grew up just a few hours from Spokane, and my (very white, red-headed) dad worked on the Indian Reservation nearby. So basically the opposite situation of Junior going to an all-white school. My upbringing gave me a better glimpse into Reservation life than most people probably have, and it made this story all the more believable. I love that Sherman Alexie was able to move away and make something of himself, because unfortunately that isn’t the norm. I think everyone could learn from this autobiographical fiction.
After finishing the book and Googling Alexie, I found that he was accused of SA by multiple women and has lost several of the awards he won because of it. This is so disappointing because I think this book could really make a difference (it clearly did when it was written since it won so many awards), but those allegations put a cloud over his work and make it much harder to swallow.
After finishing the book and Googling Alexie, I found that he was accused of SA by multiple women and has lost several of the awards he won because of it. This is so disappointing because I think this book could really make a difference (it clearly did when it was written since it won so many awards), but those allegations put a cloud over his work and make it much harder to swallow.