Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

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

80 reviews

latashman's review against another edition

Each story is well written and I like that they all end with an opening for you to fill in the rest. I am not in the right headspace to finish it right now though. I'll try to come back to it at a different time. I was expecting stories that are more fantasy oriented, but in these stories modern people are the evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Rape

acepiary's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Hate crime, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Animal death, Colonisation, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Body horror

emudds's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Genocide, and Racism

gnomeguy1138's review against another edition

dark tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Blood, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Hate crime, Torture, Death of parent, and Body horror

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Minor: War, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Genocide, Death, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

theotherallie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

mezzythedragon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

Some stories stood out more than others, but that’s usually how anthologies go. Creepy, horrific, disturbing, at times infuriating — largely because of how realistic the horrors in this story are. Ultimately though, the best part of the horror genre is the catharsis.

Some of the most impactful stories:

“Kushtuka” by Mathilda Zeller

“White Hills” by Rebecca Roanhorse

“Navajos Don’t Wear Elk Teeth” by Conley Lyons”

“Hunger” by Phoenix Boudreau

“Snakes Are Born in the Dark”by D.H. Trujillo

“Night in the Chrysalis” by Tiffany Morris

“Dead Owls” by Mona Susan Power

“Sundays” by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

“Collections” by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala

“Limbs” by Waubgeshig Rice

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Pedophilia, and Racism

Ptsd, mutilation, residential schools

caitlynischeckedout's review against another edition

4.0

I averaged out my ratings for each of the 26 stories and then rounded up a smidge to 4.0 as I really enjoyed this collection. There’s a range of horror included from supernatural to interpersonal situations to colonization as a whole. The messages in the stories were powerful and well written, and I often felt strong emotions as I read. And that cover? So beautiful. 

My standout favorites were: 

• Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller
• Hunger by Phoenix Boudreau 
• Before I Go by Norris Black
• Behind Colin’s Eyes by Shane Hawk
• Dead Owls by Mona Susan Power
• The Scientist’s Horror Story by Darcie Little Badger

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse

cryptidenthusiast's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.25

Overall a really good anthology with a nice mix of horror genres. Not sure about the printed version, but audiobook didn’t include trigger warnings so proceed with some caution!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, and Sexual assault

bleepbloop's review against another edition

3.0

some were good but a lot were way too dark rather than spooky. I don't like when The Monster is humanity :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Pedophilia

klb77's review against another edition

Started as good spooky stories and social commentary that I THOROUGHLY enjoyed but then pretty immediately devolved into descriptions of rape, sexual coercion, a nonconsensual forced abortion, child abuse, child abandonment, and child torture. Be aware that there are also graphic needle and syringe scenes which affected me very physically. Those are not spooky stories and absolutely not what I signed up for. 



The fact that content like that is presented without content warnings at any point? or a general note at the beginning? They’re topics I can handle in small bites but not as surprises and not constantly and ideally not without justice. Maybe they get lighter or change but I’m not interested in finding out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Ableism, Sexual violence, Torture, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty