The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

So, many high schools across the country are required to read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I decided to read it as well. 

I get it, diversity is not something we accept with open arms. 

However, I hated this book so much.

The basis of this book was that an Indian boy named Junior who has spent the first 13 years of his life living on the reservation with his family. He attended school, played basketball, and had friends on the rez. But he hated it. He wanted to go to Reardan, the white kid school. When he began attending Reardan, he felt like an outsider; the only Indian kid in an entirely white school. He thought they were looking down on him, picking on him, and excluding him. But that wasn't the case, they were just unfamiliar with someone like Junior attending their school. Yada, yada, yada... they finally accept him as one of their own when he starts shining on the basketball court. He begins standing up for himself and for his beliefs and sticks to the decisions he made. 

That's basically the gist of the book. 

BUT

Sherman Alexie just gets bored sometimes and starts killing of random characters???

All in all, I would not recommend this book to anyone. 

I apologize to anyone who is required to read this book for school.