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Sep 23, 2017taylorwoods rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sherman Alexie has officially been inducted into my Hall of Fame for favorite writers and, shockingly, I’m a part of the few who have yet to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I have never been more inspired, heartbroken, and intrigued from reading a memoir of someone’s life. To be fair I had no notion as to what to expect from Alexie- after all I have never read his work. Most memoirs will open up from “the beginning of it all” and work its way through the individual’s life, with the big, grand shining moment being the climax, until we close with somber, hopeful words for the future. Alexie’s memoir was a series of multiple, drawn-out, (sometimes) spontaneous climaxes- I felt my emotions being dragged everywhere from laughter and joy to grief and emptiness. I have never heard an author tear up and sob in an audiobook describing their pain. For me that is something that is so raw; rare is it for an author to truly open up to their readers in such a vulnerable state.