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El único indio bueno

El único indio bueno

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  • Author：Stephen Graham Jones
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Summary

Ricky， Gabe， Lewis and Cassidy son cuatro amigos de la infancia， cuatro indios americanos que， en su madurez， viven atrapados entre una sociedad que los rechaza y las tradiciones anquilosadas de su tribu， que han intentado dejar atrás。

Durante la juventud cometieron un trágico sacrilegio contra las leyes y tradiciones de la tribu。 Penetraron en las tierras de caza reservadas a los ancianos de la tribu y aniquilaron tantos ciervos como pudieron。 Han pretendido olvidarlo， hasta ahora。 Ahora， algo los persigue， los acosa y los masacra， uno a uno。 Un slasher en toda regla。

Stephen Graham Jones recrea en esta historia de atmósfera gótica la venganza de la Naturaleza sobre una generación que nunca tuvo oportunidades。 El valor de la tradición， de los valores que se enraízan en la historia colectiva y en las leyendas impregnan esta novela de terror contemporánea。

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Reviews

Jim ，

SGJ， in my opinion， spends way too much time and word-count mentioning， re-mentioning， and then mentioning again every goddamned stereotype about Indigenous People that he can remember。 Yes， SGJ IS an Indigenous Person （Blackfeet Indian））， which it seems gives him the opening to drone on about these things， right？ I guess I just don’t enjoy that repetitive tack from an Indigenous writer at all。 I get it， these issues need to be brought out into the light， no doubt about it， and utilizing them ca SGJ， in my opinion， spends way too much time and word-count mentioning， re-mentioning， and then mentioning again every goddamned stereotype about Indigenous People that he can remember。 Yes， SGJ IS an Indigenous Person （Blackfeet Indian））， which it seems gives him the opening to drone on about these things， right？ I guess I just don’t enjoy that repetitive tack from an Indigenous writer at all。 I get it， these issues need to be brought out into the light， no doubt about it， and utilizing them can add subtlety and gravitas to Indigenous characters too long minimized by White authors。 But the way it is done here feels lazy and unimaginative， and doesn’t add any nuance or depth to his characters。 In fact， they all seem like one big archetypal Indigenous Person， which is sad and， in my mind， just reinforces the stereotypes。 And all the jokes about/by Indigenous People？ Not all that funny the first time， and definitely not at all funny by the tenth repetition。 Not。 At。 All。 As to the plot， it is paper thin， quite derivative， and rather tame even as it borrows/melds myth with fantasy and psychological mind games。 The larger theme is as expected， the dual life of being a Blackfeet Indian in a White World， but it all reads as stereotypes and unthinking samenesses。 SGJ writes about real problems， but he doesn’t make you feel anything for the characters or their plight （existential or real-world）。 They feel， sadly， like the usual costumed characters， men and women who basically keep repeating the bland， expected actions of his other characters。 And yes， we have heard about the collision of cultures before （Traditional vs。 Now， White vs。 Indigenous）， and better， elsewhere， in his own works， and by other writers using more imagination and deftness。 When SGJ writes the horror elements， he is oh-so slightly stronger， but fails to escape the cultural mythology he simultaneously reverently praises， and then mocks as being defined and demeaned and misunderstood by White Culture。 No clarification as to what is authentic， what is co-opted， and what is creative is ever provided。 We are treated to mindless， excessive gore， a surprising turn from an author who usually puts meaning into his horror。 Here I guess one could argue the excess has a symbolic side， but one could argue it does not， and neither argument is all that effective to me。 Ultimately， this felt poorly done， its failures amplified by the skill SGJ has， which is not in any way evident here。 This may have worked better as a novella， using just the horror elements of Elk Head Woman， but even that angle failed to bring anything novel to the increasingly complex and creatively vast horror genre。 。。。more

Brittany McCann ，

This one was a good horror thriller。 The story is told with forward momentum from the linear viewpoints of a group of boys who illegally hunted on tribal leader land。 Stephan Graham Jones does a phenomenal job of tying in older Blackfoot traditions and blending it into a contemporary setting。 He does it in such a way that you barely realize the way it is woven in。 I went with the audio version and Shaun Taylor-Corbett does a phenomenal performance。 He was a perfect choice to bring this one to li This one was a good horror thriller。 The story is told with forward momentum from the linear viewpoints of a group of boys who illegally hunted on tribal leader land。 Stephan Graham Jones does a phenomenal job of tying in older Blackfoot traditions and blending it into a contemporary setting。 He does it in such a way that you barely realize the way it is woven in。 I went with the audio version and Shaun Taylor-Corbett does a phenomenal performance。 He was a perfect choice to bring this one to life。 I love a good horror， and this one has gore， but it is has more of a twisting sensation of entering into your psyche and bringing about the peripherals of fear of the characters without actually making you feel fear yourself。 It is quite genius in the subtlety。 Jones has managed to put you into the story and when he brings in the narrator that evolves from the past into a more corporeal being as she grows from the fear and imaginations of these groups of friends， you just have to slow clap this evolution of a character and that way that her voice is introduced as a quickening of pace and your heart in the race to the end。 I thought the pacing matched the story very well， but I can see how other readers may have found parts of it slow。 The pacing was definitely written that way for a reason to build up to the more horrific parts。 Having been born and growing up in Montana， there was the added element of intimately knowing the places described and being able to further inject myself into the setting。 It's great to see this， and I will definitely be checking out other Jones' novels。 4。5 stars rounded up。 。。。more

Deonna ，

This left me in the same state that i'm thinking of ending things by Iain Reid left me in。 A lot of questions and no clear distinction on where I stand with it yet。 When I first read the synopsis， I was definitely intrigued and so many people said such good things about it that I was even more interested in reading it; however， I don't know if it gave everything it could've。 I'm going to let you know now。 This book starts slow。 It really didn't pick up for me until about 100+ pages in which is p This left me in the same state that i'm thinking of ending things by Iain Reid left me in。 A lot of questions and no clear distinction on where I stand with it yet。 When I first read the synopsis， I was definitely intrigued and so many people said such good things about it that I was even more interested in reading it; however， I don't know if it gave everything it could've。 I'm going to let you know now。 This book starts slow。 It really didn't pick up for me until about 100+ pages in which is probably why it took me so long to finish。 However， once things started to pick up， I was in it。 I enjoyed learning the nuances of Native culture and how they view their own community。 Also， I'm always a fan of how book titles play into the book itself。 What a satisfying full circle moment。 Those were my favorite moments in the middle。 On the other hand， the middle of the book for me was just too long。 At that point I was just skimming through because I wanted to get to the horrific parts （yikes。）。 That's honestly how I finished the book if I'm being honest。 I was really just wondering how retribution was achieved。 I will say that I enjoyed D's and Lewis's conflict the most。 I wish that vibe translated throughout the entire novel。 The ending was a nice close and felt like the story was tied up in a bloody red bow。 Overall， the story was nice and I did enjoy the horror elements but the execution fell kind of flat for me。 That could just be a personal preference of mine in terms of horror; however， I do enjoy the author's writing style and maybe I can try another book from them before I make a final call。 Lastly， the irony of Peta's name is not lost on me and freaking Lewis Clarke！ 。。。more

J。 Kent Messum ，

I enjoyed the story。 I did not enjoy the style。 And I think this novel is perfect for a discussion about the value of story and substance versus style。 This story of a native legend come to life to exact revenge on four members of the Blackfeet tribe is intriguing， chilling， and at some points， gruesome。 The way the paranormal entity gradually enters our world and stalks its victims was fascinating， as were the themes of man versus nature， the natural order and balance therein， and the long-reac I enjoyed the story。 I did not enjoy the style。 And I think this novel is perfect for a discussion about the value of story and substance versus style。 This story of a native legend come to life to exact revenge on four members of the Blackfeet tribe is intriguing， chilling， and at some points， gruesome。 The way the paranormal entity gradually enters our world and stalks its victims was fascinating， as were the themes of man versus nature， the natural order and balance therein， and the long-reaching consequences of trespassing against what is good and right。 The mind-games， visions， and eventual visceral terror made this a great horror story with much tension and tragedy。 The story is what kept me reading。 The style， however， was all over the goddamn place。 Technically written in third-person omnipotent， the narrative sometimes abruptly switched to second-person with no real priming or break to signify a change， and often wandered into a colloquial or stream-of-consciousness style that really only works in first-person perspective。 Imposing this on third-person narrative caused the prose to buckle and sometimes hit a wall。 The result often felt like a square peg being forced into a circle hole， crippling the momentum of the storytelling at times （There were some spots that used "like" colloquially so much， it felt like a valley-girl was suddenly talking）。 I've seen some excuses for this， saying SGJ was being "experimental"。 Okay， I'll bite。 But "experimental" doesn't automatically mean "good"。 If this novel had stuck with third-person， or had been rewritten in （various） first-persons， I think SGJ would have knocked it out of the park。 I've said this before， but I'm getting real tired of the "up-sell" at this point。 The current publishing industry has a real problem hailing mediocrity as "magnificence"。 Stephen Graham Jones is much more than a mediocre author， and his talent absolutely shines in spots， but the accolades and endorsements this novel received led me to believe I'd be reading something truly incredible。 And although The Only Good Indians definitely has some magnificent moments， I didn't feel it added up to the overall hype。 。。。more

Haley Redford ，

2021 POPSUGAR reading challenge- A book set mostly or entirely outdoors

Amy ，

Four Native American men find themselves haunted by a disturbing event from their youth。 It is the tenth anniversary of the event and *something* is coming for them， seeking revenge。 Almost immediately， I had a difficult time deciphering the writing style of this book。 From chapter one， I was confused about what was actually HAPPENING in any given scene。 The writing was odd and disjointed。 I found that I had to reread entire pages while also read VERY slowly and methodically to get a handle on w Four Native American men find themselves haunted by a disturbing event from their youth。 It is the tenth anniversary of the event and *something* is coming for them， seeking revenge。 Almost immediately， I had a difficult time deciphering the writing style of this book。 From chapter one， I was confused about what was actually HAPPENING in any given scene。 The writing was odd and disjointed。 I found that I had to reread entire pages while also read VERY slowly and methodically to get a handle on what was being described。 It was almost like I had to translate it。 I literally had a moment about halfway into it where I thought， "I can't wait until I am done so I can read a synopsis and actually understand what happened in this book。" Honestly the story， once you got to a point where you could kind of get it， is intriguing。 There were parts that were truly chilling， and written a more clear way with more world building， it would have leveled up to terrifying！ I also enjoyed the glimpse of culture， traditions， and folklore of Native Americans that the author provided。I think ultimately it comes down to a personal preference with the writing style。 If it "clicks" with you and you can actually immerse yourself in the world， then I can totally see how this would be a thrilling story。 The rhythm just never fully "clicked" for me and instead I was left confused and frustrated for most of the experience。 The author came up with a really creepy concept， it just didn't translate on to the page， for me personally。 。。。more

Joann Schatz ，

I really wanted to like this but it just didn't keep my attention。 The imagery was pretty dark and at times disturbing， but it wasn't nearly as intense or suspenseful or lasting as I'd hoped。 Points for how well the story unfolded and overall sense of doom， though！ I really wanted to like this but it just didn't keep my attention。 The imagery was pretty dark and at times disturbing， but it wasn't nearly as intense or suspenseful or lasting as I'd hoped。 Points for how well the story unfolded and overall sense of doom， though！ 。。。more

Eddie ，

I just could not get into the idea of an elk coming back from the dead and going on a killing massacre， because of an illegal hunt？ The first half was plausible， made sense that Lewis could do that from a haunted past， but that haunted past coming from killing an elk？ It’s just not my flavor of horror I guess， and not very believable， in my opinion。 Though I still gave it a shot and pushed on。 Then the entity went on to become a shapeshifter and making people go on killing sprees。 The writing st I just could not get into the idea of an elk coming back from the dead and going on a killing massacre， because of an illegal hunt？ The first half was plausible， made sense that Lewis could do that from a haunted past， but that haunted past coming from killing an elk？ It’s just not my flavor of horror I guess， and not very believable， in my opinion。 Though I still gave it a shot and pushed on。 Then the entity went on to become a shapeshifter and making people go on killing sprees。 The writing style also felt very childish in a sense， the dialogue， the set ups， the plots， all felt very drawn out， long winded sentences and descriptions， almost to the point of trying to over describe certain scenes， places and people。 On top of that the author used the word “like” so many times I felt like I was reading a high school newspaper article at times。 This story has potential for certain， but at the point it is now， published， in my opinion definitely is not a masterpiece as Paul Tremblay is quoted on the back of the novel。It has been over two weeks since beginning this book and I am only just finishing page 250。 I’m not sure if it’s worth it to keep going。 Though I am thoroughly bored and frustrated， I do still want to see where it ends。 。。。more

Adam ，

It took me a bit to really get into the book。 The beginning was a tad slow for me but really started to ramp-up and didn't slow down。 Definitely a must read if you like mystery。 It took me a bit to really get into the book。 The beginning was a tad slow for me but really started to ramp-up and didn't slow down。 Definitely a must read if you like mystery。 。。。more

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian ，

This is very good， but I cannot handle how much there are animals being harmed and killed。 😥

Vee ，

I loved this book and could not put it down， alternating between reading a physical copy and listening to the audiobook。 So so good。

Molly ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 On the other end of spectrum from Snow we have this。 I'd seen it mentioned on booktube and decided to give it a shot。 After loving listening to the audiobook of Night of the Mannequins， I tried to get this audiobook to listen to but to no avail。 So it did take me some time to get into it。 Stephen Graham Jones has such a unique way of writing that I need to adjust to。 But once I was in， I was in。 The whole section with Lewis was amazing。 And horrifying。 Him killing Shaney because he thinks she's On the other end of spectrum from Snow we have this。 I'd seen it mentioned on booktube and decided to give it a shot。 After loving listening to the audiobook of Night of the Mannequins， I tried to get this audiobook to listen to but to no avail。 So it did take me some time to get into it。 Stephen Graham Jones has such a unique way of writing that I need to adjust to。 But once I was in， I was in。 The whole section with Lewis was amazing。 And horrifying。 Him killing Shaney because he thinks she's the Elk Head Woman made me think of Night of the Mannequins （in a good way）。 And him cuttin open Peta。。。yikes。 I loved switching to the Elk Head Woman's perspective， especially since it was second person， making us feel like she is us。 The Sweat Lode Massacre part was little slower for me， but still absolutely horrifying。 And Denorah's race for her life in the last part was great。I will say that the basketball focus took me out of it a little but it could hardly take away from the book。 So good。 So scary。 So memorable。 So excited for My Heart is a Chainsaw。PS even the acknowledgements were great to read lol 。。。more

Barbara ，

I picked this up on a whim， I'm not a horror reader at all， unless its tongue in cheek horror。 But this was literary horror， if there is such a thing。 It took me a bit to become accustomed to Jones' voice， but once I had it， it didnt let go。 I picked this up on a whim， I'm not a horror reader at all， unless its tongue in cheek horror。 But this was literary horror， if there is such a thing。 It took me a bit to become accustomed to Jones' voice， but once I had it， it didnt let go。 。。。more

Daphne P。 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Pacing was incredibly varied， was a page turner sometimes but then in a second felt like an absolute trudge to get through。 I liked the themes overall， but the writers style was hard to read without going over again。 Maybe I'm just not picking up on something， or not getting the symbolism but it felt like the switch in focus from the main 4 to denorah and basketball was very strange and kind of took me out of it。 I didint love the basketball game between denorah and elk head lady， and a few of t Pacing was incredibly varied， was a page turner sometimes but then in a second felt like an absolute trudge to get through。 I liked the themes overall， but the writers style was hard to read without going over again。 Maybe I'm just not picking up on something， or not getting the symbolism but it felt like the switch in focus from the main 4 to denorah and basketball was very strange and kind of took me out of it。 I didint love the basketball game between denorah and elk head lady， and a few of the lines denorah threw out at the elk head lady at the end made me cringe， the "we've still got a game to finish" felt particularly cheesy。 It was decent and the themes and ideas present here kept me interested enough to keep reading， but the execution of these themes could have been much better in my opinion。 。。。more

Candie ，

Brilliantly creepy。

RS Rook ，

Stephen Graham Jones has a bit of a folksy， old-trucker-at-three-am-over-a-plate-of-biscuits-and-gravy-at-Denny's style of storytelling that， much like Denny's biscuits and gravy itself， is an acquired taste that doesn't always go down smooth。 But man， when it hits the spot， it hits the spot。 This story is rough around the edges， and sometimes it's hard to figure out where Graham's sentences are going， much less the plot。 In some ways， his storytelling can feel very episodic， there are sort of m Stephen Graham Jones has a bit of a folksy， old-trucker-at-three-am-over-a-plate-of-biscuits-and-gravy-at-Denny's style of storytelling that， much like Denny's biscuits and gravy itself， is an acquired taste that doesn't always go down smooth。 But man， when it hits the spot， it hits the spot。 This story is rough around the edges， and sometimes it's hard to figure out where Graham's sentences are going， much less the plot。 In some ways， his storytelling can feel very episodic， there are sort of mini-arcs leading up to the finale， I find that makes the journey more interesting but I can see why some readers who prefer a clearer， forward drive would find it slow。 But it's 3 am and you're listening to a crazy trucker story。 You didn't wander into Denny's at this hour because you want the Hollywood cookie cutter commercial structure。 You're here to see where the night takes you。 You're here to be surprised at every step。 Maybe stumble into seeing something in a way you hadn't really thought about before。 And at his best， （which is much of this book）， this is exactly what Jones delivers。Having been to virtually every city mentioned in this book， I did find myself wishing Jones had the kind of atmospheric skills to put on the page just how fucking eerie some of the Big Sky landscape can be when you are out there alone， especially in winter。 But then again， that's just not his style。 If it were there， I guess it wouldn't be a Jones book， would it？ 。。。more

Leo ，

TW: blood， gore， death， murder， vomit， mutilation， teeth removalI really liked this book。 My only hiccup was the current-tense writing style and long sentence structures that made it quite difficult for my ADHD brain to grasp at times。 But still， overall I still was enraptured by the story， its message， and the haunting imagery。

Jason ，

If an animal hunted for food could get revenge on those who harmed it， how far would it be justified in going？ All I can say is， I am so glad I went vegan BEFORE reading this book。 That doesn't mean I don't have animal spirits dogging me， waiting for vengeance。。。but hopefully I'm not awakening any new ones。 As an English professor myself， I would love to sit in on one of Stephen's classes。 I'm sure he's a wonderful teacher。 If an animal hunted for food could get revenge on those who harmed it， how far would it be justified in going？ All I can say is， I am so glad I went vegan BEFORE reading this book。 That doesn't mean I don't have animal spirits dogging me， waiting for vengeance。。。but hopefully I'm not awakening any new ones。 As an English professor myself， I would love to sit in on one of Stephen's classes。 I'm sure he's a wonderful teacher。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

A good， original horror story。 The gore and animal cruelty had me putting it down a few times， though， and the long basketball scenes became a little tiresome。

Gregory Kompes ，

An interesting book， strong writing， yet there are a few holes and issues。 The book generated an excellent conversation in our book club and for that I am grateful。

Jason Schoenleber ，

Don’t read this。 Horrible book。 Not scary in any way， boring story， the plot is really dumb， and the story is hypocritical in its nature。 My guess is most of the positive reviews are from people who are way too easily influenced by other’s opinions。

Mothman ，

Never going to look at elk the same way again; this is going to haunt me for a while。

Munjiru ，

Damn。

David ，

Stick with it for thirty pages and it picks up speed。 I enjoyed the jazzy rhythm of thought， dialogue and action in this Native American poetic horror。 It’s rich with details， maybe a little tropey in spots， but there’s some genuine dread too。 If you’re triggered by prose about dead dogs， give it a pass。 I wasn’t crazy about that， but I still found the novel worthwhile。

Johanna ，

Not sure how I feel about this book。 The story was unique and was dark and terrifying but the writing just didn’t do it for me。 It wasn’t a smooth storytelling and I got lost and had to reread in parts bc the vantage point got confusing which is a bummer because this book really could have slayed。 So story and idea behind the story good， but the telling of that story could have been better。 If you like horror， gore and terrifying entities- give this one a read。

Shá ，

I can't recall the last time I've wanted a book to end so quickly， that actually intended to finish。 I can't recall the last time I've wanted a book to end so quickly， that actually intended to finish。 。。。more

Kirby Treadwell ，

I'm not sure what it was with this book。 I was hoping to love it but it just didn't work for me。 I found it really surreal but not in the 'ooo fun trippy mindfuck' kind of way but in more of an 'I actually really don't know what is going on or who is who anymore' kind of way。 Maybe I just didn't click with it。 I'm not sure what it was with this book。 I was hoping to love it but it just didn't work for me。 I found it really surreal but not in the 'ooo fun trippy mindfuck' kind of way but in more of an 'I actually really don't know what is going on or who is who anymore' kind of way。 Maybe I just didn't click with it。 。。。more

Heli ，

This was one eerie story。 It was not really my cup of tea， but entertaining enough。 The characters were very well developed and their customs and traditions fascinating。 The ending was good。

Laura ，

Creepy， thought provoking， and memorable for so many scenes。 I am really excited to read more from Stephen Graham Jones。

Kourtnea Hogan ，

DNFI liked so many aspects but it just didn't work for me。 The writing style was not for me。 There's plenty of good reviews so I'd say check it out yourself to try。 DNFI liked so many aspects but it just didn't work for me。 The writing style was not for me。 There's plenty of good reviews so I'd say check it out yourself to try。 。。。more

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