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nialystic's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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
jjwalkerwrites's review against another edition
5.0
Sometimes you finish a book and all you want to do is tell someone about it. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones is one of those books.
Without going into spoilers, it centres on four American Indian men haunted, and hunted, by an illegal elk hunt that happened ten years prior. The story is a true page-turner, split into different sections that recount the experiences of each character.
It felt more like a sprint than a marathon and is filled with visceral, brutal language (I’ll never look at elk the same way again), bloody horror (at its heart the book’s a slasher) and experiences that don’t shy away from what it’s like to live as an Indian in America today.
As a book that made a lot of noise in the horror world, I entered with high expectations. I’m happy to say the noise was well placed!
Review originally published in this After Dusk newsletter.
Without going into spoilers, it centres on four American Indian men haunted, and hunted, by an illegal elk hunt that happened ten years prior. The story is a true page-turner, split into different sections that recount the experiences of each character.
It felt more like a sprint than a marathon and is filled with visceral, brutal language (I’ll never look at elk the same way again), bloody horror (at its heart the book’s a slasher) and experiences that don’t shy away from what it’s like to live as an Indian in America today.
As a book that made a lot of noise in the horror world, I entered with high expectations. I’m happy to say the noise was well placed!
Review originally published in this After Dusk newsletter.
olatino's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
vickizliu's review
3.0
3.5/5
I didn’t necessarily connect with the prose/writing style of this book but loved the very bone chilling concept that at the same time weaves the complicated feelings of contemporary native life into the core of the book.
I didn’t necessarily connect with the prose/writing style of this book but loved the very bone chilling concept that at the same time weaves the complicated feelings of contemporary native life into the core of the book.
vastlecania's review against another edition
3.0
I dunno...hard to really say anything about this. Lots of women suffering because the men in their life kinda suck. Wasn't a huge fan and the lengthy descriptions of basketball moves really dragged out the ending for me.
vengefuldime's review against another edition
4.0
It is a slow read, but once the pace picks up it picks up very quickly, and all the little details thread together in a satisfying, well-done way.
qwedsa123's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
mysbxt's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0