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The protagonist's voice is written flawlessly and the unreliable narrator aspect is undeniably effective, but the mythology doesn't hold up. In The Only Good Indians I was guessing about the ending, but it seems inevitable here.
— May 21, 2026 11:11AM
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Jeff
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Having read King's Danse Macabre immediately before this and having that mini-primer for an homage to Frankenstein, the vision behind this story is apparent to me and I'm impressed with it; still not enjoying it.
— May 21, 2026 11:44AM
Jeff
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Still room to wrap up with style, but the transformative scene at the halfway mark is pretty disappointing.
— May 21, 2026 11:27AM
Jeff
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So, here's the twist the reviews all highlight. I'm not sure it's a twist if you've ever read SGJ, though. Pretty much the same trick as The Only Good Indians, <spoiler>distract with the supernatural, then make the protagonist a sociopathic murderer.</spoiler>. It's effective, and I don't mind reading Jones in this mode, I just prefer books like Buffalo Hunter and Mongrels that don't feel so nihilistic.
— May 21, 2026 10:36AM
