Review: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie

Format Read: Trade PaperbackNumber of Pages: 272Release Date: Feb. 8, 2005 (first published in 1993)Publisher: Grove PressFormats Available: PaperbackPurchasing Info: Amazon, Goodreads, BookDepository UK, BookDepository US

Book blurb:

Native American Sherman Alexie presents a highly acclaimed collection of 22 interlinked short stories. “One of the major lyric voices of our time . . . these spare, disturbing stories trace with stark, lyric power the experience of American Indians in the modern world.”–New York Times Book Review.

My Thoughts:

I had never heard of this book before but discovered it from my reading list for my summer course. After devouring it, I wanted to share it with others who may have also missed out (till now).

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a collection of short stories about life, love and the hardships of living on a reservation and being …