My first Kinsella read. While the syntax takes a little getting used to I found that it was a quick, easy read. Usually I'm a slow reader but this took me no time in getting through. The characters are great. I've now just started THE FENCEPOST CHRONICLES also by Kinsella.
Should be a must read of american literature:
Everybody's used to sad insightful writing. Rarely do we find graceful funny twists on life's injustices. These short stories present a native view of a changing world that makes you remember home. We are all familiar with the immigrant's stories; now, here are the natives, human, funny and enduring. As one who has lived on "the res", and heard the laughter of my family down the halls, I am thankful for these writings. As a baseball fan, I am unsurprised that these are given to us by the same man who... more info
Provocative Short Stories With a Moral:
This book remains on my top-ten reading list, due to Kinsella's hard hitting expression of life's many ironies, foibles and realities. Each fiction story is compelling and fast-moving; adeptly using humor, grief and affection to hit you with one of life's bitter-sweet truths. Each story has a couple lines near the end that quite subtly imply a moral to "tell it like it is." The easily-read stories have a few common characters to help with each different setting. This is Kinsella's best package of short... more info
Quintessential Kinsella!:
Social commentary that makes for an interesting read. I found most of the stories very amusing, some very thought-provoking. Kinsella doesn't attempt to "candy-coat" or romanticize the experience of Native North Americans, but tells his stories in a very straightforward, and amusing, way. This is still one of my favourite books-I highly recommend the "sequels" as well!
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