The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is the story, told in first person of Junior, a Spokane Indian who has lived his whole life on a reservation. He writes with so much honesty that I feel as though every story he tells is his own. Alexie is that rare talent that combines comedy and tragedy. Please, go find a book by him and read it and then you can come back and finish reading this. Well, if you haven't read Sherman Alexie yet, you very seriously should. Have you ever been in the situation where someone whose taste in books you respect and generally agree with recommends a book that you have seen from time to time and you've always thought it looked just "Meh" and then you finally read War Dances which is by the same author and it's amazing and funny and sad and you think, why didn't I read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, like, three years ago? No? Is that just me?
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