Ten Little Indians

from fglass

This a collection (10) of masterfully told short stories. Each story draws you into its world. The characters are based on American Indians of the Spokane tribe. This is the first time I've had the opportunity to read this author or any author who could give me a sense of the voice of the modern ...

from JimCherry

Ten Little Indians is a book of nine short stories by Sherman Alexie each dealing with trying to come to terms with lives that are no longer traditional and they need to fit into American culture. Each story is linked not by characters or even setting (even though all the stories are set in Seatt...

from MelanieTid

I love every book I've read from Sherman Alexie and this one is just added to the list. The collection of short stories can speak to people from all walks of life with their own struggles, and I loved them all. Well, I didn't like the one that focused around basketball, but that is just because o...

from stephxsu

Wow. Wow wow wow. Sherman Alexie is a brilliant writer. His humor comes effortlessly, his characters are vivid and three-dimensional, and all of his stories are relatable, yet infused with all the uniqueness that the Spokane Indian culture delivers to its characters--the good and the bad. I found...

from Carissa.Green

Maybe even 5 stars . . . I waffle. These short stories are far more character-driven than plot-driven, but they are fine character studies indeed. Here are Alexie's familiar Spokane, but mostly a set of "urban" Indians, recognizing and dealing with their place in more than one culture. They are l...