Loved this book. THERE, THERE feels like a landmark—a generational one-off not easily repeated. Affected me the same way as Ralph Ellison’s INVISIBLE MAN, Leslie Marmon Silko’s ALMANAC OF THE DEAD, & John Kennedy Toole’s CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES. They are all books that achieve a beautiful pirouette capturing so perfectly what they portray that there isn’t one more word to add. Multiple story lines thread effortlessly together, always picking up at the right point and dropping gracefully to the next. Native American life off the reservation, assimilating to the dominant culture, their lives at once universal and unique, presented as I had not seen them before—with echoes of other minority/immigrant/coming of age stories making it accessible and compelling. As all lives are inevitably drawn toward their conclusion so this collection of interwoven stories is drawn to a shared finale. Reminded me of Robert Alman’s NASHVILLE (probably Atman’s best, maybe one of the best ever) balancing multiple story lines with humor and pathos masterfully—both ending with a shock that seems to reinforce everything that went before it.