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The Only Good Indians

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
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Summary

Adam Nevill's The Ritual meets Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies in this atmospheric Gothic literary horror.

Ten years ago, four young men shot some elk and then went on with their lives. It happens every year; it's been happening forever; it's the way it's always been. But this time it's different.

Ten years after that fateful hunt, these men are being stalked themselves. Soaked with a powerful Gothic atmosphere, the endless expanses of the landscape press down on these men - and their children - as the ferocious spirit comes for them one at a time.

The Only Good Indians charts nature's revenge on a lost generation that maybe never had a chance. Cleaved to their heritage, these parents, husbands, sons and Indians, men live on the fringes of a society that has rejected them, refusing to challenge their exile to limbo.

©2020 Stephen Graham Jones (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Gothic Horror Scary
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"The Only Good Indians has it all: style, elevation, reality, the unreal, revenge, warmth, freezing cold, and even some slashing. In other words, the book is made up of everything Stephen Graham Jones seemingly explores and, in turn, everything the rest of us want to explore with him." (Josh Malerman, author of Bird Box)
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Is it scary? no. Does it make you think and is an interesting, fresh new angle to supernatural horror- yes.

Fine story with an interesting angle

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I've read a few of his short stories and have been waiting for this book for a while. I have it on both kindle and audio. I loved it. but what's impressive to me is that my partner, who has no interest in fiction at all, has only read three fiction books in his life, was hooked on this book.
great read and a great listen. I also love the author's note at the end, actually read by the author. it was nice to hear the voice behind then writing.

even for the non reader

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The premise and plot summary of this book had me hooked and for the first half kept me engaged.
While the book is well written with fleshed out characters and a unique, cultural twist on your classic ghost story, I found myself frequently lost or confused by both the slang the author uses and the constant references to basketball. Whether being used as a metaphor or as the primary setting of a scene, basketball was so consistently and vividly being described in explicit detail that I had to question what genre of book I was reading.
The story told is weird and unique, and I like that aspect of it. The frequent shifts in perspective along with the at times confusing jargon has left me unsure what score to leave this book with.

Not as anticipated

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I really enjoyed this book on two levels. First, it's novel about contemporary Native Americans figuratively and literally grappling with legacy and religion in a modern context, which is pretty rare. Second, because it's genuinely scary and quite gory. Overall this is a beautiful piece of work, daring, sorrowful. Last but definitely not least, the audio performance of it was really spot on, and may have helped me to connect even more with the content.

Scary and very haunting

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The unpleasant animal death etc scenes in this book aren’t especially gratuitous or drawn out and they are an important part of the narrative, but even so I am very sensitive to these themes and would recommend any who feel similarly to approach this book with caution.

I won’t be reading this again.

Animal massacre and abuse warning.

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