Reviews

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

adam_double_u's review

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

4.0

jedisorci's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

achillesheeled's review

4.0

If none of that works, if the bullets are too thick, your ears too filled with sound, your nose too thick with blood, and if they've already gotten to your calf, then there's something else you can do. You hide in the herd. You wait. And you never forget.

really fun fast paced novel with some really impactful imagery! i liked the structure and the last 50 pages had me reading so fast to find out what would happen next. i dont read horror a lot but i really enjoyed this

karthnemesis's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

hg_not_wells's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

a_violentfemme's review against another edition

I'm really surprised I couldn't make it through this book. After reading reviews and recommendations this sounded just like the sort of thing I would enjoy. However, I just found this so incredibly boring. At over 130 pages in, I didn't care about any of the characters, didn't feel any atmosphere whatsoever. I guess this just wasn't for me. I feel like I gave it a good go but life is too short. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Gore

raptorred's review

4.0

Ooh, I didn't expect to enjoy this story as much as I did. The storytelling between all the characters and how it ties in at the end, I really enjoyed. Also, don't mess with elk.

coleyannknits's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

wodime's review against another edition

3.0

a few decent horror moments in here, but sadly, a) the prose is so slippery that i couldn't take anything in b) whatever the hell these gender politics are c) the prose is s

miranda_schulz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0