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When Alexie is at his best, his stories function at a profoundly sad level, where broken down characters are broken down even more, but are fierce-willed enough to attempt Phoenix-like transitions. Unfortunately, the weakest stories appear first, where characters and situations seem far too contrived or forced, the dialogue wooden, and questions or exclamatory sentences appear annoyingly in bunches. In the last half of the book, a married couple, once intensely in love but now lost in life's routines, deal with infidelity ("Do You Know Where I Am?"); a bright basketball prospect attempts a comeback--twenty years after giving up the game ("Whatever Happened to Frank Snake Church?"); and a transient Indian finds his grandmother's regalia in a pawn shop and seeks to quickly raise the lofty purchase price ("What You Pawn I Will Redeem"). Brilliant turns of phrase abound, such as ceremonies being "pitiful cries to a disinterested God," or when a gym rat plays against "Basketball-Democrats who came to the court alone and ran with anybody and Basketball-Republicans who traveled in groups of five and only ran with each other." Ten Little Indians is an uneven collection, but contains some significant, memorable stories. --Michael Ferch
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Book Description Condition: Used - Very Good. 1st Thus. 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Seller Inventory # D09079
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: VG++. Uncorrected Publisher's Proof. Eleven stories about native Americans by award-winning author. Uncorrected proof of 1st UK edition. Card covers, 243pp. Book has just very lightest shelfwear and looks unread. Original wraps in similar condition. Ref:114874. Seller Inventory # 004874
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