I really liked this book. A raw and funny coming-of-age on-and-off-the-rez story, I'd say this is one of Alexie's finest. Although Alexie doesn't shirk from portraying the hardships and sorrows of life for a nerdy kid growing up on the rez and dealing with racism, poverty, violence, addictions (of those around him), and death, he does so with compassion and humour and hope. What more can a reader ask from a book than to laugh a little, cry a little, and learn a little?