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The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

39 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

The Only Good Indians is such a compelling and gripping horror story once you get into it. The beginning is a little slow, and the author makes you work to decipher his writing style - but it pays off to figure out the rhythm of it. I especially liked the various POV shifts and the importance of even the most miniscule details. Will definitely be reading more by Stephen Graham Jones.

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Content Warnings

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

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

pbeeandj's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

I don't particularly like slashers, but the supernatural elements and the final(s) girl sold me on this book in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Animal death, Violence, Stalking, Racism, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Pregnancy

that_cow_girl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad 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

The dogs

Spoiler

do not survive, unfortunately. None of them

This book was killer *ba dum tsss* 
I loved it. All of the characters are really interesting, and you want to love the main four guys.

Spoiler

I guess 3, since we didn’t get much of Ricky at all

However

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once Lewis describes exactly what happens in the woods, it’s very easy to understand Po’noka’s motivations.

this book was gory, heartbreaking, and actually really funny at some points. Really looking forward to reading some of SGJ’s other works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Stalking, Grief, Vomit, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

a1exander's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Racism

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

jess2obsess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Stalking and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Pregnancy

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Animal death, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Stalking and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death and Colonisation

demon_catheter's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gore, and Classism

Moderate: Grief and Hate crime

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Car accident

entityj'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy