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The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

ccaz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • 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

3.25


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satanbby's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

hligas's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad medium-paced
  • 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

4.0

bakersbookends's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tsukaretari's review against another edition

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3.0

DNF for the time being. The overall writing style is difficult to follow, with the first arc being intriguing while the second arc downright confusing. I'm not in the mood for a slow, methodical read where I need to reread sentences and paragraphs repeatedly and leave notes to understand what's going on. I've heard great things about this book so maybe I'll come back to it.

chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0


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ddillon154's review against another edition

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4.0

"Fun" isn't the right word, but I appreciated this book. Set up as a series of overlapping stories all involving a pervasive haunting, this was an interesting horror novel. Each character was sketched similarly, as an Indian with ambitions that are then threatened by a mysterious force. But even with this, they still felt solid and specific rather than generalized allegorical roles. Certainly a book for writers and readers of several stripes.

turley's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5⭐️

enoyes's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

4.0

Very unsettling book. I felt anxious most of the time reading it which I believe was intentional. 

There was a lot that surprised, intrigued and saddened me throughout the book- in the last 25% I couldn’t put it down mainly because I was so anxious to see what happened to D. 

Recommend for horror fans but be warned some graphic descriptions 

cara_ready's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was beautifully written and in a unique way. There were parts that were written so poetically it made me tear up. It was the perfect amount of horror and mystique and reminded me of a less wordy Stephen King… still pretty description heavy in some scenes though. I really loved this book and it would be an incredible movie if done correctly.