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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
70 reviews
katieandkiri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Colonisation, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cannibalism
maryellen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Death, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Confinement, and Cultural appropriation
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, and Miscarriage
hyphae's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Body horror, Blood, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, and Addiction
yinflower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Physical abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Colonisation, Murder, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Genocide, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Rape, and Gun violence
laurareads87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content warnings - there are a lot of them: Violence, murder, death, torture, sexual violence, rape, gun violence, domestic violence, child abuse, child neglect, injury detail, xenophobia, racism, colonialism, misogyny, sexism, sexual harassment, gore, body horror, animal cruelty, animal death, and probably more. There is some very difficult to read content in this collection.
Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada & NetGalley for providing an ARC for me to review.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Rape, Gun violence, Death, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Racism, Abandonment, Sexism, and Body horror
caseythereader's review against another edition
4.0
- NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT is a collection of horror stories by Indigenous authors. The stories range from the supernatural to the psychological, and each left me chilled and unsettled.
- While many of these stories feature literal monsters, many are primarily about the horrors of humans and the many lasting nightmares of colonization.
- There are several well-known authors included here - Orange, Dimaline, Rice, Hobson, etc., and many that are new to me, including a few authors whose debuts are forthcoming. This is definitely a collection to check out if you want to see the future of Indigenous literature.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Genocide, Gore, and Gun violence
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Body horror, Gore, Racism, Gun violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, and Grief
Moderate: Cannibalism, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Alcohol, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Vomit, Genocide, Colonisation, Abortion, and Chronic illness
Minor: Excrement, Misogyny, Death of parent, Animal death, Self harm, War, Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Infidelity, Drug use, Homophobia, and Alcoholism
Residential schools, MMIWG2S.ericarobyn's review against another edition
4.75
- Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller
- Wingless by Marcie R. Rendon
- Before I Go by Norris Black
- Night in the Chrysalis by Tiffany Morris
- Behind Colin’s Eyes by Shane Hawk
- Night Moves by Andrea L. Rogers
CW: Abortion.
CW: Toxic relationship.
CW: Child abuse.
CW: Child abuse.
CW: Animal brutality.
CW: Pedophilia, cancer, PTSD.
— Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller
But the monster doesn’t laugh back.
— White Hills by Rebecca Roanhorse
— Snakes Are Born in the Dark by D. H. Trujillo
— Before I Go by Norris Black
— Night in the Chrysalis by Tiffany Morris
— Dead Owls by Mona Susan Power
— Capgras by Tommy Orange
Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Torture, Addiction, Pedophilia, Blood, Death, Abortion, and Racism
not_another_ana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
A collection of short horror stories by indigenous writers that touch on a great variety of fears with a fresh and different perspective. Horror is a very wide definition here, I think everyone will find something they like whether gore or ghost stories, and both supernatural and very real life dread. I enjoyed the mix of folklore and tradition with the modern world but, as it happen with almost all anthologies, this was very much a mixed grab bag. Some of the stories were a bit too long for a collection like this and some of them, while good, were upstaged by far more polished tales and writers.
There were a couple of clear standouts for me like White Hills by Rebecca Roanhorse, a story that managed to touch on a myriad of issues (like racism, eugenics, privilege and poverty) with subtlety, and in a very short amount of pages, showing her experience and mastery of the craft. D.H. Trujillo's Snakes Are Born in the Dark is another interesting one that is a bit cheeky, funny, and has the right amount of gore to tie it all together. I found Dead Owls by Mona Susan Power to be a heartwarming bittersweet ghost story and Amber Blaeser-Wardzala's Collections a chilling portrayal of power dynamics. Generally, I think no one will be disappointed by what they find in this collection.
Graphic: Death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Murder, Body horror, and Violence