The Only Good Indians is a dark and atmospheric horror novel by Stephen Graham Jones (3.75/5 stars)

The Only Good Indians is a dark and atmospheric horror novel by Stephen Graham Jones.

I read this one in pieces, over a few weeks. Sometimes I like to read darker books in smaller pieces while I read fluffier books at the same time. The book is set up in three main parts, with the first part spanning ~40% of the full novel.

SGJ’s writing often plays in my mind like a screenplay; he really paints a picture for me with his words. That’s one of the reasons he’s my favorite living horror writer.

It was hard for me to read some sections because cw: animal death. That’s partly why I took extra time to read this book.

There was also a lot of basketball talk in here and I got lost in the weeds there. I never played outside of gym class so while I got the gist of everything, I felt a little pulled out of the story when those moments happened.

Even though this isn’t my new favorite SGJ book, I am so excited I have a good number of his books left to read.

Rep: indigenous author (Blackfeet), indigenous characters (Blackfeet, Crow)

CW: animal death, violence, gore, death, firearms, alcoholism, addiction, abuse

I received a complimentary review copy from Saga Press and NetGalley. All opinions contained herein are my own.

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