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The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
4.75
challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a really powerful work--eerie and creepy and also raised a lot of questions about justice and harm and how we go about repairing or not repairing harm. The last third was so gripping I read it in one sitting, and the first two thirds are disturbing (including
the brutal murders and evisceration of two women, including an Indigenous woman
) but also creepy and definitely set up that ending in incredible ways.
Jones lists a bunch of works that helped inspired this one, many of which were written by Indigenous women, and I think those might help me balance and work through some of my discomfort with the violence especially against Native women in this book, especially the <em>Deer Woman</em> comic by Elizabeth LaPensée (Anishinaabe/Métis/Irish).
 

Definitely a powerful read, and made me want to check out more of Jones's work! 

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