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smolhandsdan'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
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage and Racism
thereadingmarshmallow'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
montybonty'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction, Genocide, Kidnapping, and Car accident
borneagainbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
emmalaya'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore and Alcohol
doormatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The most tense game of basketball ball to ever exist
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
yvo_about_books's review
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Pedophilia and Police brutality
folst015's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Murder
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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Vomit