The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Review by Farah A

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a very interesting book. It's about a Native American boy, known in the book as “junior.” He is a very sweet character. He sees all good in the world, despite all the pain he has been through. Junior has a condition in his brain were he had extra water in his skull. He’s a scrawny little kid who people look down upon. He is a pure genius, one of the smartest kids on his reservation. His reservation is full of alcoholics and troubled characters.

With the poor school system on his reservation, Junior asked his parents if he could go to Reardon an all white school, which so happens to be filled with racist country kids. When junior arrives at Reardon he is faced with a lot of racism and I mean A LOT of racism. Once again all the hate that he gets won't stop him. When junior sees the most popular girl in school he goes right after her. Junior was rejected many times, till he finally got the girl.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was my favorite book that I read this year; the way it's written in such a genuine voice never makes you want to stop reading, because you feel like you're being spoken too. Overall it's a fairly average sized book but its a fast read, I'd recommend it to anyone who likes witty humor and a good realistic fiction tale.