Category: Native American

Review: Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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I am fascinated with Native American/Indian literature and cultural history. In this collection of short stories, Alexie does a wonderful job of expressing the pain of the Native past, and the hopelessness of its future, in an unique way. I did find it difficult… Continue Reading “Review: Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie”

Category: American Indian, Book Review, Fiction, Native American, Sherman Alexie

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 8

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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Tracks by Louise Erdrich Very interesting story.. sort of a metaphysical native-American type thing. It’s been a while since I read it, but I remember liking it. Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides To me, this book had an extremely slow start. I was disinterested through… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 8”

Category: Arturo Islas, Book Review, Frank Portman, Gay Lit, Hermann Hesse, Jeffery Eugenides, Louise Erdrich, Mexican American, Native American, Orson Scott Card, Science-Fiction

Reviews: The Earlies Part 3

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Great. Book. The Stolen Child by Keith Donahue This book took me forever to read. It was just… a lot more boring than it should have been, considering the very interesting subject matter and plot. I think… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies Part 3”

Category: Bart Yates, Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Cooper, Fiction, Gay Lit, Harper Lee, Jack London, Jim Grimsley, Keith Donahue, Lydia Child, Native American

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