J. J. Zepfanman @...readers reviewed War Dances by Sherman Alexie
Review of 'War Dances' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Very well-crafted stories and poetry, many of which hit home hard. It's been a while since I've read a book this quickly, probably because it's one of the shortest and easiest to digest due to its structure. Breaking and Entering, The Ballad of Paul Nonetheless, and Ode to Mix Tapes are a few of my favorites. I definitely favor the longer stories, and I wasn't a fan of most of the poetry, mainly because the paragraph structure disrupted the flow rather than aided it. A lot of great one-liners and opening sentences, such as, "I hadn't seen my best friend in sixteen years, half of our lives ago, so I didn't recognize him when I pulled him out of the car and hit him in the face." See Goodreads quotes on this book for more.