This is one of my absolute favorite books of all time. I read it for the first time only a year ago, and I have already reread it 3 times. Alexie is hilarious--perfectly capturing the dilemmas that an adolescent faces when torn between two different worlds and making very abstract struggles concrete for the readers. The book definitely gets serious and emotional at times; Alexie's beautiful prose reflects his background as a poet and makes you truly feel for each character involved. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone.