Flight
2007 • 181 pages

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Average rating3.8

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When I first got my Kindle, about 8 years ago, Sherman Alexie was quoted in an interview as saying the sight of a woman with a Kindle on a plane made him want to hit her. So, he has always irritated me a bit because of it – who objects to someone reading their work because of format? – but upon reading [b:The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 693208 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327908992s/693208.jpg 829330] I had to admit he's talented. Flight has done nothing to dispel my opinion of his talent. His characters are real smart mouths – that's the g-rated version – so I also see how the brain that creates them could also come up with some real gems in interview. But if Flight taught me anything, it's to let some grudges go. Of note though is that I read one of his books on my Kindle, and one was an audiobook. Okay, let ... it ... go. I listened to the audiobook version of Flight, and cannot say enough good things about the narrator, Adam Beach. I actually can't separate in this case the book from the narrator who so wonderfully brought Zits to life and ably shows his evolution and healing as he lives stories of betrayal and genocide. Flight is a short novel, but packs a lot of power. If you can do the audiobook version, I highly recommend you do.

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