Reserevation Blues

Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie is a book that I had to read for my Native American Literature class at my University. While I can understand that Sherman Alexie is a well known and much enjoyed author and presenter, I have some qualms with his story.

While it didn't jump around back and forth between past and present time like other Native American Literature I've read, this book still jumps a lot between abstract ideas and concrete ones. There is the constant question of: What is going on here? Characters, who were real people in history, appear and are part of the story, but then at the same time it is a blatant critique on the situation that many of the Native American's are in on reservations.

I know this post was short, but over all I didn't much care for the book. It was more of a political statement than good storytelling. I won't be reading it again (most likely ever).

If someone were interested in learning more about the Native American people and their situation, I'd point them in another dirction, away from this book.