
My Review: This is the coming-of-age tale of Junior Spirit, a 14 year-old boy growing up on an Indian reservation. As Junior enters high school he makes the difficult choice to attend a school outside the reservation in order to receive a better education. This decision is seen as a betrayal to most of his tribe and Junior is the odd-man out at the school in the neighboring small farm town, leaving him to feel he is a part-time Indian.
Written in Junior’s adolescent voice, the raw emotion of the character seeps out of the pages. Full of emotional ups and downs you can’t help but feel for Junior as he strives to make something of himself, a goal unheard of on the reservation where no one ever leaves. Junior’s reveals his story with humor and wit despite all the hardships life has handed him. In combination with his hilarious cartoons one can’t help but read this with a smile on the face.
Though I enjoyed the story of the most part, I did have a difficult time with the language. I felt that parts were overly crude for a young adult book. I also could have done without all the swear words. Surely Junior’s feelings could have been portrayed as effectively with some toned downed terms. Overall it was a good story about overcoming life’s obstacles while remaining true to yourself, yet unfortunately it’s not one I would feel comfortable recommending to the young adults in my life. Read the first 30 pages and decide for yourself.
My Rating: 3 Stars
To Sum it up: A humorous coming-of-age tale better appreciated by a mature audience.
Though I enjoyed the story of the most part, I did have a difficult time with the language. I felt that parts were overly crude for a young adult book. I also could have done without all the swear words. Surely Junior’s feelings could have been portrayed as effectively with some toned downed terms. Overall it was a good story about overcoming life’s obstacles while remaining true to yourself, yet unfortunately it’s not one I would feel comfortable recommending to the young adults in my life. Read the first 30 pages and decide for yourself.
My Rating: 3 Stars
To Sum it up: A humorous coming-of-age tale better appreciated by a mature audience.
1 comment:
Thanks for your honest review! I'm really interested in this one!
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