The Only Good Indians

by Jones, Stephen Graham
ISBN: 9781982136468
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In this latest novel from Stephen Graham Jones comes a "heartbreakingly beautiful story" (Library Journal, starred review) of revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition.

Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians is "a masterpiece. Intimate, devastating, brutal, terrifying, warm, and heartbreaking in the best way" (Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts). This novel follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in violent, vengeful ways. Labeled "one of 2020's buzziest horror novels" (Entertainment Weekly), this is a remarkable horror story "will give you nightmares--the good kind of course" (BuzzFeed).

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Jones, Stephen Graham
  • ISBN: 9781982136468
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.30 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 2021

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  • Are we the baddies?

    null null. - 2 months ago

    You think you know the twist.. until you don't. Constantly. An unsettling horror novel depicting revenge and how mistakes can ruin your life. Most characters are morally bad, but rooting for them in their situations is easy. I don't think I'll go hunting ever, probably. Or at least, stay away from herds of animals.

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  • How your past can come back to haunt you

    Zo R. - 2 years 4 months ago

    This book follows the story of old friends digging up secrets from their past that may have been better left buried. An ancient evil haunts the friends from an event from their youth, and they must get to the bottom of what's going on and figure out how to stop it. This horror novel bases its lore from Native American folktale and is written by an Own Voices author.

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  • Spooky season read

    Ariel L. - 3 years 2 months ago

    This was a great read for October. I don't read a lot of horror but this has me hooked on this author. Very creepy mixed with some folklore with a lot of heart, you really end up caring about the characters. Looking forward to reading more by Stephen Graham jones and other indigenous writers.

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  • Great book

    HPB S. - 5 years 6 months ago

    The Only Good Indians was a fun and spooky read. I loved how the author brought the characters to life and created an unsettling atmosphere. The book was a quick and easy to read. #BannedBook

  • not a wendigo story

    HPB S. - 5 years 7 months ago

    if you found this book believing it was a tale of the wendigo, this ain't it (because it isn't about the wendigo at all, the wendigo being a tragic algonquin folklore belief that isn't for white people to define or trivialize by writing horror fiction about). no, but it is much better. this book turned out to be much more than i thought it was, immediately stealing my attention by the mystic, unknowable force that is hunting these four men, and it is by all means hunting. at first, all seems normal, and jones does amazing slice-of-life scenes that put you into a sense of ease. their writing only seems to crescendo, bit by bit, until you realize that, no, something is definitely wrong. something is not *right.* the fear that happens between the pages is real, submerged with human speculation, doubts, worries, and it makes you make *sense* of it. it's a stellar read, and I highly recommend it to anyone into horror fiction, or if this is their first bout into the genre as it was for myself. the book leaves you with a sense of awe and wonder and a distinct, shivery feeling. it leaves you wondering about things in the forest have been there for millennia, that humans are nowhere near to understanding their purpose or even categorizing it. it leaves you making sure to never second-guess a gut feeling.