Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

754 reviews

nanno_lib's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore

brookecc's review against another edition

Gruesome animal deaths

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

flygon's review against another edition

Hated the writing style - constant run-on sentences that dragged on and just made everything too confusing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

nialystic's review

adventurous dark

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gun violence, Death, Animal cruelty, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Hate crime, Colonisation, and Racial slurs

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, and Addiction

emmajewish's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I couldn't really form an attachment to the characters, and the audiobook got me all sorts of turned around with who's who! The ending was drawn out but also maintained tension...which I admire in a confused way.

On the surface, it's a lesson in why family annihilation is ALWAYS a bad idea - regardless of species. But there's deep folklore and Native American heritage that is worthwhile in this book. If I pick it up again, it will be a physical copy, though! I think some of the POV is lost in narration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Murder, Animal death, Blood, and Suicide

Minor: Racism

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

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

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

shimelyasmin's review

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

klabardee's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Animal death

Moderate: Gore and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Police brutality and Colonisation