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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
by Sherman Alexie
I don't usually pick up short stories - I need my stories to be longer, to have more time with characters that I get invested in, but since it was by Sherman Alexie, I decided to give it a shot.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven was unlike any short story collection I've ever read. You follow the same characters throughout, jumping from time to time, jumping from one's perspective to another, in a seemingly haphazard way that makes total sense thematically.
It's also deeply moving. The helplessness juxtaposed with the warrior like fight present in all of the characters throughout has you at once rooting for things to be different and heartbroken that they won't be.
I loved most of the stories in this collection, but particularly: "The Fun House," "Jesus Christ's Half-Brother is Alive and Well on the Spokane Indian Reservation," "The Approximate Size of My Favorite Tumor," "Indian Education," and "Somebody Kept Saying Powwow." If you aren't into reading a full book of short stories, I suggest at least giving these a read.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven was unlike any short story collection I've ever read. You follow the same characters throughout, jumping from time to time, jumping from one's perspective to another, in a seemingly haphazard way that makes total sense thematically.
It's also deeply moving. The helplessness juxtaposed with the warrior like fight present in all of the characters throughout has you at once rooting for things to be different and heartbroken that they won't be.
I loved most of the stories in this collection, but particularly: "The Fun House," "Jesus Christ's Half-Brother is Alive and Well on the Spokane Indian Reservation," "The Approximate Size of My Favorite Tumor," "Indian Education," and "Somebody Kept Saying Powwow." If you aren't into reading a full book of short stories, I suggest at least giving these a read.