Steve

I loved Only Good Indians so much, so not sure why the Indian Lake trilogy just doesn’t click for me in the same way. I spend half the book trying to fully grasp what’s going on, and then I get it by the midpoint, but am just never as drawn in as I want to be. Looking forward to Teenage Slasher and seeing how he’s reading outside of Jade Daniels these days.

My expectations were definitely skewed here from blurbs and podcast appearances that set this up to be SO EXTREME. An enjoyable enough read, but certainly not boundary-pushing for the well-traveled horror reader. Felt a bit like YA Manhunt before the end of the world. Would def recommend to friends with religious trauma. Hoping Maeve Fly is meaner.

Very On Writing—half a very gentle biography, half a very personalized how-to. No incredibly revelatory glimpses into Ito’s mind, but fun to see him reflect on and discuss his path and process. He remains polite and humble, as always. Would have loved more process art, but what we got was fascinating to see.