What critics say: “A young writer who is taking the literary world by storm. . . .a superb chronicler of the Native American experience. . . .an overwhelmingly exciting voice. . .he is a master of language, writing beautifully, unsparingly and straight to the heart.”
–Chris Faatz, The Nation
“It’s easy to see why his work has garnered so much attention. . . . Alexie renews the nearly forgotten sense of language equaling power.”
–Publishers Weekly
“I found myself holding my breath as I raced from poem to poem. . . .There is enough love, heartbreak, and ironic intelligence in this small book to fill an encyclopedia…. Strong medicine–but a medicine needed by us all.”
–Joseph Bruchac, Small Press
“Sharp-edged, high-impact poems, prose poems, mini-essays, and stories…This moving work celebrates something that can’t be killed. . . .”
–Library Journal
