Walking the Rez Road

by Jim Northrup

Book Overview

Walking the Rez Road contains forty short stories and poems featuring Luke Warmwater as a central character. Luke is a Vietnam veteran who has survived the war but is having "trouble/surviving the peace" on a reservation where everyone is broke and where the tribal government seems to work against the interests of the reservation folk. Throughout Walking the Rez Road, it is humor that holds the people and their community together. Winner, Midwest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089658321X
• ISBN13: 9780896583214
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

A WINNER!

I bought the hardcover years ago when it first came out and loved it. Mr. Northrup has an easy going style that grows on you. Just an all-around wonderful book.

Captured the spirit of Indian Country for readers

I stumbled across this book in a bookstore and bought it after I flipped it open and found the main character's name was Luke Warmwater, I knew this would be a good book! The author begins this book with stories and poems about his experiences as a Vietnam veteran, stories which I felt were powerful and insightful for the reader - and then the author continues with stories from Indian country, stories which can heal by sharing the strengths of Indian people (our humor, families, traditions). I really felt connected to the stories and characters because I swear he was writing about my cousins and I had a few really good chuckles. Northup is able to make light of serious issues, and does so in a good way. Highly recomend this for both members of the "rez road" and those who want to take a glimpse into Indian country.

Northrup Walks the Walk

He's opinionated and stubborn, sure. But did I mention Northrup is also a sassy, silver-rongued, and insightful writer? WALKING THE REZ ROAD is a tremendously important, truthful contribution but never dreary or dowdy.

Readers, Please Find This Book!

"Walking the Rez Road" is a great find, a wonderful book. Not only does Jim Northrup have a tremendous sense of humor, but I love the way he seriously contemplates events in his life and makes it all good, with a little sugaring and ricing for good measure. I've met Jim once, and he was the nicest guy, he stood and listened to me gush about how I loved this book and how I was tricked into giving my own copy of the book away -- I had to have a gift for my sister-in-law at Christmas and was caught short, so I wrapped one of my most-treasured books ever. If she were MY sister, I could ask her to give it back, alas...My moral? BUY THIS BOOK, BUT DON'T LET IT OUT OF YOUR SIGHT!