Author: Sherman Alexie
Format: Paperback
Pages: 230
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date: April 2009
ISBN-13: 9780316013697
About the book
In his first book for young adults, bestselling author
Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on
the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own
hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm
town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with
poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the
character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American
boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
My Review
Things that I liked: I liked how the cover is simple and
show little figurines to give insight to what the book is about without
actually giving it away. I really like how the author wrote the book in a way
that he builds the story off of his own life experiences. I really enjoyed
reading about the obstacles that Junior, or Arnold, had to go through to rise
above what people expected of him. It was interesting to see how the main
character went through those obstacles, and I also like how throughout the book
there were sketches of certain things that he had to deal with, with his
friends, family, obstacles, and other things.
Things I didn’t like: While the pictures or sketches
helped throughout the book, I felt like some of the pictures didn’t do the
story justice, but that could just be my thoughts or interpretations of the
pictures and everything. There were some parts, some sentences, that felt
redundant but it was hard to tell if it was really needed or not. It just
seemed like some things were repeated when they didn’t need to be.
Overall: I really enjoyed this book, and I recommend it
to everyone!
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