Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

107 reviews

mandi7mm's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

isvargas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

So great to read some more of authors I’ve read before like Tommy orange, but also to be introduced to so many other amazing authors and artists! Collections and a scientists horror story stood out to me and I plan to recommend them to all coworkers, working in science/academia. Also thought white hills and Sundays were very powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

mxpk's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

calamitydane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

5.0

I love a good anthology and this was a great one. Each story has a different perspective, a different horror, a different voice. Along with monsters, we see real horrors that many Native people deal with. Loved this from start to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

I rarely find anthologies where pretty much all the stories are solid, but this was one. Maybe it was because they were all very short, maybe they were just all written by great authors, but I really enjoyed this anthology. I'm excited to be walking away with a list of new authors to read, as so many of these stories were by folks I've never read before. Definitely a strong and well-curated collection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

tinkerbell01's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

alienrosey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

WOW. this was so so good. Maybe I like horror books???? Took off half a star since i had to skip one story for graphic r*pe (Sundays by David Heska Wanbli Weiden) so if that’s something you try to avoid, skip that story as well since it’s a major theme and plot point. Definitely check trigger warnings! Such a great mix of supernatural horror and just humans being plain ol horrifying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Torture

fawns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation

arcticraspberry's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

3.25

2,28 star avergae out of 5 for all stories, but I still thoroughly enjoyed getting snippets of various cultures and stories from authors I've never heard of. Personally my top 5, in no particular order is:

• Limbs, Waubeshig Rice
• Kushtuka, Mathilda Zeller
• Hunger, Phoenix Boudreau 
• Collections, Amber Blaeser-Wardzala 
• Before I go, Norris Black

And an honorable mention to Darcie Little Badger, who wrote "The scientist's horror story", because I enjoyed her writing style here as much as I did when I read her book "Elatsoe".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

eclecticreadswithash's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Fancy a short story collection that's a little bit different? Look no further! 

Never Whistle at Night includes stories from indigenous authors from all over the U.S. and Canada. These stories are definitely more "dark fiction" than horror, where they often cover topics related to everyday tragedies and generational trauma that indigenous people face in modern times, such as residential schools, foster family abuse, and racism. Only a couple of stories are more mythological. It was addressed right at the beginning in the forward that Native Americans experience real horror in the everyday, and that can be scarier than anything made up. 

I really appreciated the variety of stories shared and the showcase of authors from so many different tribes. Despite this, there are many similar themes. Indigenous peoples have suffered. And they continue to do so, no matter where they are. And that's not okay! This is a really interesting way to bring attention to indigenous issues and culture. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I rarely read short story collections. If you don't mind a bit of spooky or uneasy/uncomfortable topics, I would really recommend this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Abortion