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

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The intrigue held me captive for the first third of this book. What happened? What is happening? It was hard to pin down if Lewis was an unreliable narrator or if this really was something extraordinary. Is this a story of a man’s guilt haunting him, or is something unresting seeking something from him? The build of the tension is really well done. However. How many men need to write books about men killing women?! I mean, hasn’t there been enough wild fantasizing already? It’s a number one kink. I just cannot partake. Do better. Elk baby, or no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail