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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven | Sherman Alexie
The twentieth anniversary edition of Sherman Alexies iconic short story collectionfeaturing a new prologue from the author The twenty-four linked tales in Alexies debut collectionan instant classicpaint an unforgettable portrait of life on and around the Spokane Indian Reservation, a place where Survival = Anger x Imagination, where HUD houses and generations of privation intertwine with history, passion, and myth. We follow Thomas Builds-the-Fire, the longwinded storyteller no one really listens to; his half-hearted nemesis, Victor, the basketball star turned recovering alcoholic; and a wide cast of other vividly drawn characters on a haunting journey filled with humor and sorrow, resilience and resignation, dreams and reality. Alexies unadulterated honesty and boundless compassion come together in a poetic vision of a world in which the gaps between past and present are not really gaps after all. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven received a Special Citation for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction, and was the basis for the acclaimed 1998 feature film Smoke Signals. This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the authors personal collection.
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egarst
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Gave me a craving for more short stories - any recommendations? (Especially by native folk?)

bnp I'm not a huge shortly story fan. I did enjoy The Starlit Wood, edited by Dominik Parisien, and Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsland by Ursula LeGuin. 7y
bnp Love your pooch! 7y
egarst Aw thank you! Yeah, I've just discovered I like them (maybe I'm now far away enough from high school English?) So thank you for the suggestions! 6y
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egarst
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Books - making bus rides better since forever.

RaimeyGallant Truth! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 7y
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Alurayne

"Thomas Builds-the-Fire knew about sickness. He'd caught some disease in the womb that forced him to tell stories. The weight of those stories bowed his legs and bent his spine a bit." - Sherman Alexie

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Alurayne

"...Witnesses. They were all witnesses and nothing more. For hundreds of years, Indians were witnesses to crimes of an epic scale...one Indian killing another did not creates special kind of storm. This little kind of hurricane was generic. It didn't even deserve a name." -Sherman Alexie

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balletbookworm
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For #riotgrams, I only had two choices for “Native and Indigenous Reads”: Sherman Alexie or Louise Erdrich. This is one area that I need to be better at actually reading authors from these cultures and populations. I really only have to open my Nook app for this one. @bookriot

DivaDiane Same with me. 😩 7y
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Wannabe_Quijote
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Some of these stories I've read elsewhere, but Alexis is always worth re-reading. #Sancho agrees! #dogsoflitsy

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Brenley
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Signal boost to Sherman Alexie. If you haven't already read anything by him: get to it! #currentlyreading #lgbtqa

Reggie This makes me think of Jon Stewart in the early 2000's when he reported that the Navajos met to discuss gay marriage and voted it down. And then he says,"But let me ask you this, Navajos. Who will make all your turquoise jewelry." lol I miss Jon Stewart. 7y
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Kimberlone
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I did a thing...spent the afternoon working on this, and think it turned out pretty good!

It will probably take me forever to get through this, but hopefully it will motivate me to make progress on a small portion of the unread books I already own.

#tbrbingo

WhatDeeReads Lovely card! Glad you're joining us. 7y
Saknicole Soo great! I want to do it! I can't believe you haven't read All Quiet!!!! 7y
Kimberlone @Saknicole yes you need to! 7y
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Saknicole @kimberlone my tbr pile is Iike half my bookshelves haha 7y
Kimberlone @Saknicole this is just a drop in the bucket for me 7y
Sace Oh my gosh this layout! ❤️ 7y
JazzFeathers That's so lovely 😍 7y
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Leniverse

"At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition and that he has no map to guide him toward the future."

batsy 💔 7y
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Brenley
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This book is gonna sucker punch me isn't it?

ohyeahthatgirl Most of Alexie's stuff does. But he has such a great sense of humor it sometimes catches me by surprise. 7y
Brenley @ohyeahthatgirl I really enjoyed Absolutely True Diary and a friend sent me this. I'm really digging it so far! 7y
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Interconnected short stories of life and love on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Every bit the style, humor, and heartbreak you expect from Alexie. His prose reads like poetry.
I highly recommend this one.

vivastory Loved this one. 7y
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OrangeMooseReads
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I've had this book on my shelf for probably 12 years, I was supposed to read it for a class that I don't even remember the name of. WHY DID I NOT READ IT! It's so good. I am forcing myself to go to sleep, but I want to keep reading.

josie281 It's pretty excellent! 7y
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HippieChickHomeschool
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Dark, funny, painful, beautiful. 4.5 ⭐️

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"SA: Describing my book as 'magical realism' does make me feel like a witch doctor in blue jeans... Isn't all fiction (and nonfiction) magical realism? Aren't we all making shit up, and if we do it well enough, it can feel surreal...

JW: What feels surreal to me are those stories of kids growing up on the Upper East Side, going to summer camp, then prep school, then choosing between Harvard and Yale . . . sci-fi."

the.bookish.valkyrie I'm reading Sherman Alexie while waiting in the car with Gus and the air on. If he looks a little stressed he's "mad dogging" The guy chaining up his bike outside our car. Look fierce he is! 7y
Suet624 I just can't tell you how much I love Alexie's work. 7y
Larkken Oh, that is AWESOME. 👏 7y
batsy Great quote. (I love Gus's fierce face 😁) 7y
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Bookzombie
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#junebookbugs Day 7 I found this on my husband's shelves and added it my TBR. #indigenousauthors

JazzFeathers First book l read by Sherman Alexie. Hopelessly fell in love ❤ 7y
Bookzombie @JazzFeathers My husband read it in college and I know I have seen him reread it. All reasons to read it sooner than later. 🙂 7y
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From the prologue: "My mullet said to the literary world, 'Hello, you privileged prep school assholes, I'm here to steal your thunder, lightning, and book sales.'"

I absolutely adore Sherman Alexie! When I saw today's #JuneBookBugs prompt was #IndigenousAuthors, this was the first book that came to mind!

@RealLifeReading

merelybookish What a great quote! He's the best. 7y
JazzFeathers He's absolute magic 😆 7y
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slhbooks
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Been meaning to read Sherman Alexie for a long time now. Today is the day🙂📚🐈
#catsoflitsy

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gibbsne
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"Although it was winter, the nearest ocean four hundred miles away, and the Tribal Weatherman asleep because of boredom, a hurricane dropped from the sky in 1976 and fell so hard on the Spokane Indian Reservation that it knocked Victor from bed and his latest nightmare." #firstlines

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Tndimatteo
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AP Lit is in analysis mode: reading "Witnesses, Secret and Not" and discussing this passage about diabetes. Beautifully written, disturbing, true.

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Britafish
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Right on, Sherman Alexie.

brendanmleonard 👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏 8y
BookishFeminist YES. Also the best night & weekend plans. 📚🍻 8y
RebeccaRenner That is one of my favorite books! 8y
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Yamich49
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Another autographed copy and Indigenous Book Club Month Pick. Wonderfully, painfully realistic tales of Native life. The story of Thomas and Victor in this inspired the classic Native movie Smoke Signals.

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LoriBeth

Humor was an antiseptic that cleaned the deepest of personal wounds.

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LoriBeth

Arnold did not wear braids. He could not sit long enough for his mother. "be still, be still", she would say between her teeth. But Arnold loved his body too much to remain still.