Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

34 reviews

elkboy23's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Racism, Stalking, Police brutality, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime

Minor: Classism, Grief, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

This book is not normally my speed. If you love slasher movies and have a high tolerance for gore and violence towards humans and pets alike, pick this book up. 

I somehow managed to hold on through things that normally would have made me put the book down forever and it was so good. One of the most PERFECT uses of second-person I've encountered in a novel; a genius way to incorporate the slasher movie PoV-of-the-killer shots directly into the narrative. I knew it was going to be 5 stars at the ~70% mark when

Spoiler

the goddamn slasher challenges the basketball-loving final girl to a game of basketball because she wants to wreak her in a game of her favorite sport before killing her OMG.

If you can get through the things that start occurring around the 1/3rd point and aren't squeamish about animals dying, you should finish the book - it's totally worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Hate crime, and Racism

Moderate: Vomit, Body horror, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Car accident

amsswim's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

THis book was a new type of horror for me that I hadn't read before. The perspective shifts don't seem out of the ordinary until the "you" phrases come out with second person. I don't think I have read something like that before, but it gave a watched/watching feeling to the whole novel.  The story was great, the descriptions and general writing style I loved, I could truly see the movie playing out before me. I'd recommend to any fans of horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Genocide

Minor: Car accident, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

justaddwater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good overall, but complicated. Starts out very slow, then a lot happens. A good amount of knowledge of Native American beliefs required for full enjoyment.

Spoiler

first death only happens about half way through the book, then many deaths very quickly.

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gore, Death, Animal death, Body horror, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Stalking, Racism, Murder, Blood, Cursing, and Violence

wyllora's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Police brutality, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Murder, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny

sienamon_roll's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Police brutality

certified_camp's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Colonisation and Racism

Minor: Suicide and Police brutality

writerkit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Death, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Miscarriage, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, and Genocide

apworden's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Gore, Gun violence, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Child death, Colonisation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Racism

williamgideon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

This book was so good. It was thrilling and engaging but also reaöly deep and emotional. The characters aren't just there to be killed off, they're complex being with pasts and complicated relationships to one another. And without saying too much, the ending was just really amazing. The only thing I didn't love was the writing style which sometimes felt a bit dry and hard to follow. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Suicide, Drug abuse, Police brutality, and Alcoholism