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magellen's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
There are echoes of similar themes, similar pacing and plot markers, similar gore to The Only Good Indians BUT IN THE BEST WAY. Especially with this book being about the Slasher formula. For me its enjoyable to see signature traits of an author's style popping up again. Especially when they come in a beautifully written gore extravaganza.
Great great book and I can't wait for the sequel.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Abortion
libraryofdoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On one hand, I found Jade’s story excellent and riveting and genre-defiant yet so obviously reverent of all the slashers that came before it and so, so raw. I found parts of myself in Jade that I almost didn’t want to see. I really like Jones’ writing style and the way he approached the story.
On the other hand I really didn’t like the whodunnit
I may come back and change this rating on further thought, but for now 4 stars feels about right, if a lot lower than I anticipated 75% of the way in.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Drug use, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
paronomaniac'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
Moderate: Rape and Abortion
surefinewhatever_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.0
All in all, this is my third Stephen Graham Jones and simply nothing has held up to The Only Good Indians for me!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Abortion
unphilosophize's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I loved the prologue, but I didn’t really enjoy the main plot of the book. I think the parts where they talk about slashers is the strongest part of the book.
If you don’t like slasher you’ll probably find this book fairly alienating.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Abortion