Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

336 reviews

cneighbors36's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Death

snwalsh's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.75

I liked the voice and found the switch between perspectives interesting (except for when the Elk woman's perspective would pop up in second person randomly within a paragraph). There was way too much basketball, in a way that needed to be heavily edited down and distracted from the storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Death

sidekicksam's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

"The only good Indian is a dead Indian."

Wow. 

I've seen people gushing about this book, and all of it is true. SGJ writes with a pen so sharp, it'll slash you. The complexity and layers of the story, which do not complicate the reading experience; this book is a marvel. 

And it's scary AF!!! I've more than once expected to see it lurking in the dark. It's gore-y, bloody and creepy and definitely a future re-read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Death

lillieslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, and Animal death

aidareads's review

dark funny 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? Yes

4.5

a solid 4.5 star read! i really enjoyed practically everything about this book, except from: 1) the fact that it took me around the first 20% of it to actually understand what was going on and wanting to know more and 2) the parts where basketball became so emphasized (i get it's a narrative device, but still). apart from these, i liked pretty much everything: dynamic writing style, funny scenes for some comic relief, very graphic gore for the spooky vibes, and an animal-ish entity seeking revenge after being killed? sign me the hell up! and i also liked how the author introduces notions like native american tradition and urban indians (e.g. "growing up traditional", knowing how to perform certain ceremonies such as a sweat, etc.) and i loved the ending as well! PLEASE check trigger warnings before reading this, though <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Body horror, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Racism

Minor: Vomit

sonygaystation's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Wow this was unbelievably boring sprinkled wifh approximately two (2) interesting scenes and way too graphic animals deaths!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol and Gun violence

Minor: Racism, Addiction, Colonisation, and Sexual content

anaisdai30's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

lilybisliterate's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, and Gore

missmali's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Suicide, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Murder

georgiesutton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

I found the story overall really good and interesting, but I felt like the writing style really ruined this book for me. The pacing was off and some sentences and paragraphs were impossible to follow which meant action would happen but I’d be confused about what actually happened. Especially in a book where reality is questioned, I found key events were not well described. I loved the family and friendship dynamics, the basketball and native culture, but some bits dragged and some were just plain confusing. 

Overall I feel like it was a really intriguing premise but between the pacing and the writing it wasn’t all that enjoyable to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Blood, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Death of parent, Car accident, Body horror, and Animal death