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The Only Good Indians

By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
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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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This is not the sort of creature you find so much in horror, so it was real refreshing to see. However I sometimes struggled to tell certain characters apart, maybe because I was listening to the audio without a physical copy. So sometimes I would get confused and wonder what I missed. Still all around very interesting.

Interesting story

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I haven't ever read a book quite like this, you can tell SGJ put himself into this story & it turned out excellent. His writing style is so unique & I loved it.

10/10 no notes

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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 tone of the writing felt weird. Trying to be dark and menacing but felt lightweight, like Scooby Doo with a bit of animal death hallucinations thrown in. The horror didn't persist so I never felt engaged and got bored.

Didn't finish.

Couldn't engage

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I had no expectations going into this one. I'd previously read Jones' collected short stories but tried "Mongrels" and it didn't gel with me.

This one, however. Whoa boy. Not only is the story by turns heartbreaking, terrifying and very current - it also takes many turns I didn't see coming. The performance was top notch, too - especially with giving life to the indigenous American language. Couldn't recommend this enough.

This had me hooked!

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Mixing in the real world horrors of the treatment of natives in America with a more traditional ghost story gives credence to a much smaller tale than most out there nowadays.

For those jaded by the same old stories, give this a go.

The narration reflects the stoicism of native people in America and delivers a fantastic performance.

a different type of horror

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Brilliant. Just brilliantly unrelenting, imaginative, deeply mythical and tinged with great sadness. Wonderful narration as well.
I've never read anything like it.

Wow. Just wow.

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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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A dark book which confused me in the early chapters but then it came together.

Not for the squeamish - I guess!

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At first I thought the voice was good - appropriate for the story, but after a while I realised I hadn’t listened as his voice is sooo monotonous. Quite dramatic twists happened in the storyline but there was absolutely no change. Afraid I had to give up, but will read it instead. Disappointing.

Good story, terrible narration

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