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A review by rowena_m_andrews
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
5.0
I had heard only good things about this one, and was delighted when I was approved for the audiobook and I wasn't disappointed. I usually find horror can be a tricky genre for me to get into, but this book played it to perfection, from the set up to the moment everything went off the rails and beyond.
This is not a fast-paced book, especially in the set-up but that works to its advantages, as combined with fantastic prose it draws you into the story and lulls you into a sense of security, that only heightens the horror aspect. It's also the kind of writing that doesn't let you go, and I found that I would tell myself I would listen to just a chapter, and then find myself still there three chapters later.
Honestly, it is hard to do justice to this fantastic book - and the narrator who really brought it to life - but one of the best horrors I have read in a long time, it was disturbing and horrifying in the best way and so beautifully written, and I would highly recommend.
This is not a fast-paced book, especially in the set-up but that works to its advantages, as combined with fantastic prose it draws you into the story and lulls you into a sense of security, that only heightens the horror aspect. It's also the kind of writing that doesn't let you go, and I found that I would tell myself I would listen to just a chapter, and then find myself still there three chapters later.
Honestly, it is hard to do justice to this fantastic book - and the narrator who really brought it to life - but one of the best horrors I have read in a long time, it was disturbing and horrifying in the best way and so beautifully written, and I would highly recommend.