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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
36 reviews
renereadsthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and War
Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia
brookey8888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I appreciated this book, but I’m not the target audience. I just can’t stand teenage boy humor and this book is full of it(which is fine because that’s the target demographic). I did love the discussion about the cycles they face and talk about friendships and race. I think this is a good book for discussion and learning for kids.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
alysonwonderland84's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content
keisdiary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence and Racial slurs
Minor: Vomit
jonwood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The book is a brutally honest look at the life of a kid in a community that is victim of unfair circumstance. His family and neighbors seem trapped in an perpetual self-destructive cycle of alcohol and gambling. It's a depressing reality that many children find them selves stuck in. Even when the protagonist gets to go to a better school, it's revealed a lot of the well to do people have their own problems, which just you shouldn't judge anyone without knowing their story. Deaths and acts of violence are sudden and reflect the pointlessness of it in real life.
In all, I think is a rather reflection and frank discussion on the harsh reality many kids face and a good way for those unaware to that life to become more aware. I suppose the reason I didn't love the book is that the author seems to do a good job capturing the juvenile/bathroom/homophobic humor that reminds too much of the boys would attempt to avoid as an adolescent, and I don't want to spend too much time around people who talk like that.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, and Medical content
Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Vomit and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Colonisation
justinethereadingqueen's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, and Violence
elia_elizabeth_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
gays0up's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death