Review: The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian

Summary: Born poor and hydrocephalic, Arnold Spirit survives brain surgery. But his enormous skull, lopsided eyes, profound stuttering, and frequent seizures target him for abuse on his Indian reservation. Protected by a formidable friend, the book-loving artist survives childhood. And then—convinced his future lies off the rez—the bright 14-year-old enrolls in an all-white high school 22 miles away. (Taken from NetLibrary)

So, my first review. Here goes.
I thought this book was AMAZING. It had been sitting on my shelf for months before I finally got around to reading it, and when I finally did, it took me less then 24 hours. I loved the characters, Junior (Arnold's nickname) was pretty awesome, how he was able to leave everything he'd ever known and do something no one in his family, or tribe, had ever done before. Even risking his friendship with his best friend, Rowdy, who I also loved. What I especially loved was how real the book felt. It was based off of the author's own experiences, and I felt like I was experiencing them with him. One of my absolute FAVORITE parts of the book was the PICTURES!!! I still love, and read, picture books, so I was excited about this.

This was Sherman Alexie's first book for young adults, and he did a spectacular job. He wrote about very vivid characters, even the ones that just popped in for a page or two really stuck with me. His writing was witty and sarcastic at times, which i loved. I'll definitely be thinking about this one for a while.

Sum it all up:

Plot: Interesting. Definitely pulls you in quickly, again, read in less then 24 hours.
Characters: I loved all of them, they really stuck with you.
Writing: Witty and sarcastic.
Ending: Nothing special, it was just as good as the rest of the book. It didn't stick with me quite as much as the rest of it did.
Kid Friendly: Lots of death, mentions masturbation, lots of "boner" comments. I don't remember too much swearing...
Should I read it? Definitely!