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Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Anniversary)
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Anniversary) | Sherman Alexie
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Alexie s prose startles and dazzles with unexpected, impossible-to-anticipate moves. These are cultural love stories, and we laugh on every page with a fist tight around our hearts. "The Boston Globe" Poetic and unremittingly honest . . . "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" is for the American Indian what Richard Wright s "Native Son" was for the black American in 1940. "Chicago Tribune" Sherman Alexie s celebrated first collection, " The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven," established its author as one of America s most important and provocative voices. The basis for the award-winning movie "Smoke Signals," it remains one of his best loved and widely praised books twenty years after its initial publication. Vividly weaving memory, fantasy, and stark reality to paint a portrait of life in and around the Spokane Indian reservation, this book introduces some of Alexie s most beloved characters, including Thomas Builds-the-Fire, the storyteller who no one seems to listen to, and his compatriot, Victor, the sports hero who turned into a recovering alcoholic. Now with an updated introduction from Alexie, these twenty-four tales are narrated by characters raised on humiliation and government-issue cheese, and yet they are filled with passion and affection, myth and charm. Against a backdrop of addiction, car accidents, laughter, and basketball, Alexie depicts the distances between men and women, Indians and whites, reservation Indians and urban Indians, and, most poetically, modern Indians and the traditions of the past."
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brushlo
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collection of short stories that capture, at least partially, the native american experience. great writting but melancholy…definitely recommend!

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Esinclair
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This book is a masterpiece. It is beautifully written and has you laughing and crying at the same time. The collection of short stories is artfully woven together to create a complex portrait of life as a Spokane Indian. This novel is important and extremely impactful, and it is absolutely worth the read.

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Kimberlone
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#CuriousCovers Day 6: Yellow

This book is actually signed by Sherman Alexie from when he came to my college for a lecture. Surprisingly, I have not read this one, other than the title story. I have read Reservation Blues (also by Alexie, and featuring some of the same characters) for my literature of the American West class in college. The film Smoke Signals is based on characters from both books.

*bonus yellow cover in the background!

Eggs A new-to-me Alexie 💛❤️💛!! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty photo 💛💛 3y
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Leniverse

"She was beautiful. She had either gained or lost twenty pounds, one braid hung down a little longer than the other, and she had ironed her shirt until the creases were sharp."

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Leniverse
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😡😤😡

saresmoore Yeesh, that's awful. I really want to read this. 7y
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Leniverse
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"It's hard to be optimistic on the reservation. When a glass sits on a table here, people don't wonder if it's half filled or half empty. They just hope it's good beer."

"It's the small things that hurt the most. The white waitress who wouldn't take an order, Tonto, the Washington Redskins."

merelybookish I'm listening to Alexie's memoir right now. ❤️ Him. 7y
Leniverse @merelybookish He's great! I think I prefer The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, but I love the movie based on these short stories. 7y
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slhbooks
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A good collection of short stories. I don't think there was a happy, uplifting story in the bunch, but there are some humorous moments and each story gives you something to think about. I liked Alexie's writing style and I will definitely check out more of his books📚📚📚

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AnthonyBreznican
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I'm writing about Marvel's new Captain America: Civil War movie for EW, and the battle between heroes reminded me of this line from Sherman Alexie's story "Every Little Hurricane," collected in "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven."