He doesn’t get far before dying, although what actually killed him isn’t entirely clear.
Things pick up years later, at which point Ricky ends up running from some racist white men at a truck stop of a bar. In fact, they were prohibited from keeping almost all of the meat and antlers. What they did was unfair and illegal (in reservation terms), and ended up getting them banned from hunting by game warden Denny Pease. By that, I mean that they entered into the elders’ hunting territory and massacred around nine elk, all of whom were innocently grazing at the bottom of a steep incline. Back then, just several days before the end of hunting season and American Thanksgiving proper, the friends (Ricky, Lewis, Cass and Gabe) all ventured further than allowed in search of a big score. The Only Good Indians tells the story of four indigenous men who made a big mistake ten years ago. Things are also quite violent and visceral within. It’s far from a typical novel, even a typical horror novel, and is pretty unique. The thing, though, is that this is the type of novel that some will love and others will struggle with. There’s quite a bit of good word going around regarding The Only Good Indians, and it’s even been called “One of the best horror books of 2020.” That’s pretty lofty praise, and it’s deserved. Then again, the buzz on Reddit and elsewhere probably would have if NetGalley hadn’t. Well, after just finishing Stephen Graham Jone’s latest, I can safely say that I’m glad it caught my attention. That’s the case with most books on NetGalley, though.
Since the book is now out, I ended up reading a finished, physical retail copy, with part of the reason being that the aforementioned and wholly appreciated digital copy wasn’t fully edited. Unfortunately, though, due to having a lot on my plate, I didn’t get to reading it until just now. After researching what it was all about, I quickly hit the request button and was appreciably granted access to an early digital version of the novel. Said book was Stephen Graham Jones’ The Only Good Indians, which stood out because of its beautiful cover art, familiar sounding author and unique title. Several months ago, a very interesting-looking book appeared on NetGalley, and prompted me to do some Googling.
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