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A review by kellsbells374
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
challenging
emotional
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
4.0
In terms of craft, I think this book is really well done. I have two things that held me back from giving this 5 stars.
1. The pace felt a little off at times. I think it came from switching between "protagonists" but it took me out of the story a bit.
2. For a book that had sortve a revenge plot where a female character was exacting revenge on men who did something shitty, there certainly were a LOT of women who got killed (horribly) as collateral damage. I feel like that maybe fit the horror genre but it kept making me frustrated because I couldn't relate to the "antagonist" destroying all these women almost as pawns or punishment for the men.
1. The pace felt a little off at times. I think it came from switching between "protagonists" but it took me out of the story a bit.
2. For a book that had sortve a revenge plot where a female character was exacting revenge on men who did something shitty, there certainly were a LOT of women who got killed (horribly) as collateral damage. I feel like that maybe fit the horror genre but it kept making me frustrated because I couldn't relate to the "antagonist" destroying all these women almost as pawns or punishment for the men.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism