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

christine_renaud's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

4.0

taliahalleck_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

kirbyii's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

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queensaru's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

4.25

alisonkinkead's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

4.25

quirksandcontradictions's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

jules_not_dead's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.5

I think the best stories in this collection are "Kushtuka" and "Sundays."
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bookish_b's review against another edition

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

4.5

readwithmeemz's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Dark and chilling, I read this anthology as an audiobook, and I highly recommend doing the same. The stories included varied a lot, in style, content, theme, and even how much I enjoyed them, but as a whole, this was a really good, really compelling read.

Some of the stories stuck with me deeply, still haunting me, even now, days after I finished them. 
My favourites included: 
  • Kushtuka - Mathilda Zeller
  • White Hills - Rebecca Roanhorse
  • Navajos Don’t Wear Elk Teeth - Conley Lyons
  • Behind Colin’s Eyes - Shane Hawk
  • The Prepper - Morgan Talty
  • Collections - Amber Blaeser-Wardzala 

In some cases, I’d read some of the authors’ precious works, but for the most part, they were new to me, so I’m excited to have stumbled onto new authors to explore!

Since this is horror and dark fiction, some pretty tough topics are covered, so I do recommend looking up trigger warnings before reading.

polo's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't really get on with short story collections. Some were good, though.