Reviews

The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones

idroplungs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

This book was so hard to put down. Gripping, intriguing, and fast paced to keep you glued to it.

Spoiler

I think it would have been better if it had ended about 50 pages earlier without what felt kind of like a forced (and incredibly foreshadowed) final girl piece

But overall a great and well written story that would make any hunter think twice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

lastcabtonowhere's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

SO good. old school dark and twisty horror. graham jones has a stream of consciousness, eldritch lick to his words that makes it really easy to submerge the self into his deluge of words. 

dreamowl24's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Stalking, Child death, Grief, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/injury detail, and Blood

blurryfacesob's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

I adored this book for a number of reasons. First, the author writes in a way that is both unique and allows me to feel like I’m being told the story like fables were told. It’s got this mythical air mixed with real and present world struggles for indigenous people that is blended together so perfectly I find it hard to find anything wrong with it at all. It was such a breath of fresh air in terms of storytelling style and content that I'm excited to read more of this authors work.

madziusia's review against another edition

dark tense

5.0

forestdarling's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jjlovesreading's review against another edition

3.0

I heard only good things about this book so not loving it was disappointing. Some moments were really engaging, however halfway through the book took a very weird turn. A turn that no one could have ever guessed and then the book turns into an entirely different story.

livi0155's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

raereadsfiction's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

2.75

lilyliketheflower's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0