An elk head woman and one-on-one demon basketball: “The Only Good Indians” left us rooting for a different ending

This week, we read The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. 

This horror novel is one that tells the story of American Indians, one wrong choice, and the value of respecting Mother Nature. 

Ella Kopeikin, who would win a game of basketball against the elk head woman, joins me today to talk about a book that left us wanting more and questioning a lot. 

In this episode we cover: 

• Why the protagonist was a girl who’s entire identity was related to high school basketball.
• Why we were rooting for the villain, who ended up not getting the ending she deserved. 
• What the f**k happened to Jo? 

Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will have you never look at an elk the same way again. 

Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast:

• DRINK: Long neck beer like a Budweiser 
• TV SHOW - The Rains of Castamere aka “Red Wedding” episode from Game of Thrones, Reservation Dogs
• BOOK - NDN Girls Book Club, We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Glass Hotel 
• MOVIE - IT, The Uninvited, Prey

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