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

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Despite the prose being overwritten at times, and the amount of violence against women, this book is about nature taking its revenge and breaking intergenerational trauma cycles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Murder, Torture, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Suicide, Racial slurs, Blood, Child death, Body horror, Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Classism, and Abandonment

The subjects of shame towards a parent, murder of indigenous and white women, tensions about interracial relationships, and intergenerational trauma are explored in detail within the text.