Reviews

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

booksnooksandcooks's review against another edition

I just can’t get into the author’s writing style and I’m getting lost every other page due to the long run on sentences. I really wanted to like this :(

starsiren's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

I really enjoyed the first 110 pages or so, but the rest was a real slog. 

nancyjordan614's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.25

badwolfreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

matchalahtae's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

atlanticagenda's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.25

c_amrine's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

plxntbxbe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Enjoyable, not overwhelming horror but def consuming. First section is hard to understand with the jargon but if you just power through it, it eventually makes sense around part 3. Would've preferred if the monster wasn't actually revealed but the ending was a nice touch. Witnessing guilt tear someone apart and what they'll do to survive with it is a fun trope.

ominousspectre's review against another edition

3.75

"When the whole world hurts, you bite it, don't you?"

This book was very close to be in the 4 stars and above, as I loved the whole first half and enjoyed his colloquial writing style. The general theme of this book regarding loss of culture paired with the mistreatment of nature scratches a very specific itch for me.

What kept it from a higher rating is the addition of some characters in the second half that felt very flat, and the last 50 pages read really goofy for me. I can never take an otherworldly entity antagonist seriously once they start trying to be all I'm scary in a quirky 'I'm craaazzzyy' way. 

like girl you are a reincarnated elk hell bent on revenge, how on earth do you know how to play basketball?

vezreads's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

5.0