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pipettesandpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Suicide, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcohol, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Murder
Minor: Drug use
insideunder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Genocide, and Alcoholism
corrieroe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Stalking, Suicide, Body horror, Addiction, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy
thereadingmarshmallow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Murder, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Stalking, Violence, Gore, and Pregnancy
offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Stalking, and Gore
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Racism
doormatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The most tense game of basketball ball to ever exist
Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Stalking, Suicide, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Car accident, and Blood
yvo_about_books's review
2.25
“When the whole world hurts, you bite it. Don't you?”
WARNING: it's unpopular opinion time again!!
I should have known this would happen. I've come to the conclusion that literary fiction just isn't for me, although there have been exceptions in the past... I guess this story ended up being another nail in the coffin of this subgenre though. Don't get me wrong: I was SO intrigued by the premise of The Only Good Indians, and I loved the social commentary and own voices Native American aspect. This is probably the only reason I kept reading, because I had a very BIG issue with this book. There was just something about the writing style I clashed horribly with, and I was only feeling more annoyed and frustrated with each page... Add the often slow pace and confusing POV and timeline switches, and let's just say that I wasn't really motivated to continue reading The Only Good Indians. I even put it on hold twice to see if that would help... But in the end I simply don't think I'm a good match for his author's writing style. That said, I also struggled with the characters themselves, which felt rather flat and were both unlikeable and easy to mix up. Things also get pretty graphic with lots of focus on violence, hunting and animal cruelty... I usually don't mind a more twisted plot, but there was a bit too much focus on the animal cruelty to my taste. Anyhow, I guess that The Only Good Indians is just one of those books that you either absolutely love or struggle to finish... Sadly, I ended up belonging to the second group, and I confess that I caught myself skimreading more than once. It's such shame, because I really wanted to love this one!
Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Addiction, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Stalking, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
mdwsn27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, Torture, Gore, Stalking, Grief, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit and Blood
bhillenb's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Alcoholism, and Body horror
Moderate: Hate crime and Stalking
bashsbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Hate crime, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Classism, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
Minor: Vomit and Infertility