A review by karlee_reads
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

This was an excellent read. I did personally clock it as a deer woman-adjacent story from pretty early on, but that didn't diminish the story telling at all. I liked the break of sections in which the story was carried in slightly different narrative patterns. I think the characters really carried the story for us, even if they weren't deeply likeable. And the ending was beautiful and emotional. I loved the lacing of the importance and evolution of oral tradition as cultural preservation throughout the novel, I think it was a thread that made for a very strong ending. The different points of view also blended well to help keep the reader moving between who they really felt the "protagonist" was. Overall and excellent read.
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