Flight

Flight To Remember

Flight by Sherman Alexie is a very adventurous and touching story about a boy named "Zits" whose real name is Micheal goes through countless amounts of bodies in order to see many individuals lifestyles and to help him to learn from them. Micheal isn't quiet the normal 15-year-old teenager. When he was 7-years-old his mother had passed away and when he was born his father abandoned his mother and him. Ever since Micheal's mother passed away his life fell apart and he came into the life of a young juvenile growing up. One day, Micheal decided to walk into a bank and was suppose to kill everyone in it. However, Something came over him that made him transform into another body, From being a young 15-year-old teenager to an American General who kills Indians, to the body of a Pilot, the body of a father with three beautiful children and a lovely wife, the body of a homeless man and many other countless amounts of bodies. While going through all of these lifestyles in which Micheal had to experience, made him think a lot about his own life as "Zits" and how he can learn from all of these people's bodies that he has been in, to try and become a better person. I think that this book was truly a life changing experience for me and made me think about the young teenagers in the world today who are trapped in the body of juveniles because of abandonment and betrayal, when deep down they are really hiding their feelings and they really are good people. I would definitely recommend this book to a friend and I give it 5 stars! Job well done Sherman Alexie.

Disappointed

"Sherman Alexie is America's wooden cigar store Indian." - unknown

A quote I found on the internet I once hated and now believe. Mr. Alexie you used to be about something. The last time I heard you speak was in 2000 and it was remarkable. I've read most of your earlier books and have enjoyed them very much. And now in these past couple of years it's turned into this absurd eff this and eff that garbage every other sentence. You are not Bill Hicks. You are not Sam Kinison. You are Sherman Alexie. You've disappointed me. During those years of being away since Ten little Indians what happened to you? What would make you conjure up such a phony eff the world act. What sort of crap did you see, hear, or read in that time. It doesn't fit the Sherman Alexie I once heard all those years ago. What could it be? You've disappointed me.

"I'm worried about young writers. I'm worried about new writers. I'm worried about the native kids out there that need my stories. And for just thirty dollars a book they too can escape the reservation of their minds." - Sherman A.

Mr. Alexie. You used to be someone I could be proud of. And now. Your just America's wooden cigar store Indian.

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Glad it was a Quick Read

I decided to pick this up after reading 'What You Pawn I will Redeem,' a short story of Alexie's which is great. I think this book would be great for middle schoolers, perhaps. The book has an agenda and it's loud and clear. I saw Alexie reusing material from the one and only short story of his I read before which was a little disappointing. It was good the first time, but seeing it reused wasn't amusing. I feel writers need to put more effort into their writing than I feel Alexie did here. I read the book in one day, so that goes to say it's short.

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Flight to Family

Flight is an amazingly reminiscent tale of growing up and into a family. The story of a troubled youth sent on a wild journey through time which brings to him the understanding of what his life is really worth, and his need for a family troubled his mind. Flight brings readers back to their youth, a time when time travel and happily-ever-afters are as possible as macaroni and cheese. The startlingly relatable character Zits tells his story in language understandable to today's teenagers. His honest, funny, and heart breaking approach to growing up in a society that challenges his situation is refreshing and original. Zits's ability to capture the problems of every teenager- acne, relationships, and family- and to explain the situation of his background and his final understanding of this is punctuated by his clear and direct description of his thoughts and feelings. I recommend this book to readers who would like to be reminded of imagination and still learn about a current social issue concerning our society today.

youth struggles

In this captivating novel, Sherman Alexie creatively depicts the struggles of a poor American Indian orphan as he takes the reader on an unforgettable journey. He takes us through time with the main character, Zits, who indwells the bodies of several characters consisting of an FBI agent, a young Indian boy, an Indian tracker, an airplane pilot, and his own, homeless father. When in the bodies of these extremely different characters, he is forced to deal with situations that are out of his control. The overwhelming theme of violence is portrayed in each situation, and creates thought-provoking questions about the morality of murder. These questions cause the reader to contemplate the violent scenarios that Zits is forced to encounter, thereby causing the reader to further develop their own sense of morality. They also give insight to the American Indian struggle through time from the Battle at Little Big Horn, the civil rights movement when the government put many restrictions on Indians, to the present day lives of American Indians. Zits¿s passionate character is developed through these experiences creating a highly entertaining and deeply emotional novel.

Flight captivates and teaches

Sherman Alexie¿s novel Flight is more than just a story it serves to instruct as well as to entertain. It is wonderful to see that there are still those who understand that to teach through stories is one of the best methods of teaching. While instructional, the book does not lose its entertaining and gripping quality. The events of the book somewhat resemble a sort of science fiction in their improbability of occurrence with current technology levels, and yet future technology cannot explain the events satisfactorily either. This serves to keep the reader wondering and interested. The writing style seems similar to that of a book in the young adult reading level, but the subject matter, and the message of the book almost require, and will certainly speak to, older readers. That is the one reservation to a recommendation of the book, that portions of it may not be appropriate for younger audiences. That aside, the book is an excellent example of an instructional story, in a time in which it seems fewer stories are being written to teach.

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