I
thought that the illustrations in the book were an interesting touch because
they offered more explanations of what had happened in certain instances (such
as when Junior throws the book at Mr. P) or they further demonstrated Junior’s
points. In addition, these pictures help to show Junior’s comic expertise and
help to further explain his character. Overall, they were a nice touch,
especially in a story that is structured in the manner that this one is.
Overall,
I thought that this book was interesting, albeit definitely written in the
persona of a fourteen year old boy (I think that is how old Junior was supposed
to be). In other words, I can see where there would be some controversy with
using this text in a high school classroom. I mean, Alexie references a variety
issues and words that parents could find offensive for their children to read
about, so I could definitely see where this could be perhaps not such a good
choice for teaching material.
I think
that Alexie does a good job of showcasing the different people in Junior’s life.
I mean, the book is pretty short, but Alexie offers enough information on
everyone to allow readers to get a general idea of any one of the characters as
well as have an implied notion of them as well. I’ll be honest, I’m not overly
fond of Alexie’s works, but I will say that he does do a pretty decent job of
establishing his characters and allowing readers to figure out their motivations
and personalities, even if those traits aren’t explicitly stated. In other
words, I think Alexie tends to offer less details in this novel in order to
allow readers to have more of an abstract idea about characters rather than one
that specifically states all the details of the characters.
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