A collection of great American novels would be incomplete without the inclusion of a great Native American author. Alexie’s brilliant collection of 22 interwoven short stories provides an intricate, simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny and woeful window into the lives of Native American families living on Reservations and beyond.

Covering themes including coming of age in a world where urban society reigns supreme, cultural heritage, identity, power and powerlessness, addiction, grief, and the power of storytelling – Alexie may be covering life as a Native American, but the scope at which he accomplishes this work of art is universal.