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The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

Start date: March 1, 2021

Finish date: March 31, 2021

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Feb 04, 2020 Icy-Cobwebs-In-Space rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Throughout I repeatedly asked myself why I had waited until now to read Stephen Graham Jones, vowing to read everything in his prolific oeuvre. The simple phrase "new favorite author" is overworked but very true. Stephen Graham Jones is exceptional.

THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS is a painful novel to read. I am ashamed of the Caucasian treatment of indigenous Americans throughout history, and as the case of character Ricky Boss demonstrates (reminding me of the Wyoming Matthew Shepard case), continuing t ...more

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Jan 13, 2022 Julia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

First book that crept into my dreams!

If you like horror, gore, thriller this is for you. It was a great story I only gave 4 stars because I was a little confused at the beginning and just a tad slow but wrapped around nicely towards the middle and end. I am also really enjoying reading books by indigenous authors lately, learning how different the culture can be and how they incorporate important topics in a native community but still give the gory thriller story you want.

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