pickHistorical fiction, horror, nature writing, adventure, fantasy—this one has it all. I‘m not sure how much would be considered a spoiler, as I went in knowing very little. I was pleasantly surprised by Graham-Jones‘ take on classic horror. Native American suffering, environmental degradation with a monster story.
What a treat it was to meet SGJ today! They say don‘t meet your heroes, but luckily he was every bit the kindest soul I hoped for.
After seeing my Aardvark copy, he also mentioned how he‘s included in Aardvark Book Club‘s upcoming short story collection next month and that they chose to name the collection after his story contribution which he found really flattering.🤘🏻
bailedI want to love this book. And I want to love this author. Every synopsis I‘ve ever read from this man is so intriguing but I can‘t connect with his writing to save my life. After 24 pages of this one I thought I‘d lost all of my reading comprehension skills. I also briefly thought I might be having a stroke. But ultimately I think this one just wasn‘t for me.
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is, so far, my favorite 2025 read thus far.
pickI understand that given the setting and the plot that historical horror is how this book will be described, but my main feelings were not dread or disgust but sadness and anger.
Abhorrent deeds from history are retold, the reader is well-placed by the author in a position to look on helpless, infuriated that it is occurring, grief-stricken by so much loss, and yet suspecting some internal bias, blood connection, makes them complicit. 1/?
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1) The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
2) A Botanist‘s Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari.
pickWhen Arthur Beaucarne's long lost journal falls into the hands of his descendant, the story of his visitations from Great Stab, a member of the Pikuni tribe, come to light for the first time, revealing a terrible and violent history. A tragic story of devastating loss, this gripping and original take on vampires is a must read for fans of Stephen Graham Jones.
pickThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter is part horror and part historical fiction. The Pikuni are real, buffalo were hunted nearly to extinction while Native Americans were forced onto reservations, and the murder of 217 Blackfeet did occur. The way in which Stephen Graham Jones interweaves these tragic historical events with the fictional events created a truly gripping tale. The audiobook is simply phenomenal. I love that it is a full-cast audiobook.
so-soI‘m starting to think I‘m not smart enough - or have a long enough attention span - to really enjoy this author‘s novels. I‘ve liked a few but this and The Only Good Indians are both so beautifully written but so hard to digest that I start losing interest. This is literally a story within a story within a story and it was hard to follow at times. The language used was beautiful but again hard to follow and it felt longer than it needed. 🌟🌟🌟
pickThis was a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 read for me. It was amazing. The audiobook was so well done. It's not the easiest read, though.
This is an American Indian revenge story. It's raw, watch the trigger warnings, and is very visceral. It's told through diary entries & voice recordings. A failing academic Etsy receives her great great grandfather's diary detailing his past with the Blackfoot vampire Good Stab.
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pickIf you have followed me on here for long, then you know this author is a hit or miss for me without any in-between. I am happy to report I LOVED this one!
Jones delivers a historical fiction story mixed with one of the best vampire stories I've ever read. I couldn't put this one down once I started it.
Horror fans, do yourself a favor and read this one.
pickThere is nothing more horrific than the violence humans can inflict on each other, something Jones understands well. Good Stab is a Blackfeet Indian of unnaturally long life & from the moment he starts telling his story to the Lutheran pastor of a church in Montana, this tension filled, violent story wends its way towards an inevitable, heartbreaking end. As the dust jacket says, this is an American Indian revenge story & it is a fantastic read.
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This was an incredibly well written, incredibly disturbing historical horror novel. Told through journal Arthur Beaucarne wrote in 1912 that was found and transcribed by his great great granddaughter in 2012. Arthur records a series of interviews with Good Stab who describes his transformation into a vampire.
The old fashioned language made it a little difficult to get into the early chapters, but the story pulled me in.
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Awesome book mail day. Very excited about the tagged book, Jones is an “automatic buy, drop everything and start reading the new book” author for me. I‘ll Love You Forever is a memoir about being a K-pop fan and it‘s blurbed by Alexander Chee so I‘m expecting an interesting read. Omniscient Reader‘s Viewpoint is a fantastic manhwa about the only reader of an online book discovering that the world has been plunged into the world of that novel.
so-soOh man I wanted to like this so much more than I did. I really, really struggled with the language SGJ has chosen to use throughout. I am reading the ARC so it is possible a solid edit could bring this to a more coherent modern place. Or maybe I am just not smart enough. I really struggled with one of the characters being called Etsy every time I thought it was the marketplace website 🤣
The concept and characters are fantastic though.
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Was wonderin... I have read some grand reviews on this. Some warn that this is gory. Is there a while lot of gore, can scenes be jumped over without interrupting to greatly in the flow of the storyline?? I'm a coward but this looks so good 😂📚💝. (edited) 1w