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smolfem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
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
bashsbooks's review against another edition
- 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
bccorrea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Body horror, Animal death, Infidelity, Grief, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Violence
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Murder, Torture, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Suicide, Racial slurs, Blood, Child death, Body horror, Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Classism, and Abandonment
The subjects of shame towards a parent, murder of indigenous and white women, tensions about interracial relationships, and intergenerational trauma are explored in detail within the text.sunkenbooks'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
2.5
I feel like his writing style has the energy of me trying to be impressive in middle school by using all of the thesaurus but still using "says" 744 times in a chapter. It's repetitive but also not as the words change but it says the same thing over and over again.
However the parts that are fight/scary/action scenes are really good. That scene with Lewis and Shaney, god that will live in my head for a long time.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Torture, Violence, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence
literarywreck's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Colonisation, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, and Torture
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Racism
markedwithanm's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, and Violence
mwhite0226's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Body horror