I'm a little bit behind. Thursday night I finished After Silence but was too tired Friday morning to write about it (I read it in one sitting). It's darker than some of his other works and more realistic (in the sense of lacking the weird twist of magical invention that his other novels all seem to have). As always though, I loved the writing so enjoyed the book overall.

Last night I finished up Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues which I enjoyed. The only other book I'd read by Alexie was Indian Killer which I didn't like at all but finished for book group last year. I'm glad I gave him a second chance. Reservation Blues was much less angry and had characters I cared a lot more about. The question now is how do the rest of his books compare. Which novel are they more like?
posted by Kristin Buxton at 10:26 AM