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laurareads87's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Anoka is a really solid horror short fiction collection written from an Indigenous perspective. The stories range in length from a few pages / flash to quite a bit longer, and are very diverse thematically. What unites the stories is the setting of Anoka, MN, 'the Halloween capital of the world.' Hawk seamlessly blends horror, mythology, and elements of contemporary Indigenous life throughout his work; some of the stories I found absolutely horrifying, and at one point I did need to make the decision to stop reading so close to bedtime. I appreciate Hawk's inclusion of notes at the end explaining his inspiration and thoughts about each story. Definitely recommend this collection for horror readers, and I'll look forward to reading more from Shane Hawk.
Content warnings: blood, gore, body horror, murder, death, blood, vomit, child death, death of a parent, suicide (mentioned, not on page or graphic in any way), violence, cannibalism, racism, colonialism, spiders/arachnophobia
Content warnings: blood, gore, body horror, murder, death, blood, vomit, child death, death of a parent, suicide (mentioned, not on page or graphic in any way), violence, cannibalism, racism, colonialism, spiders/arachnophobia
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicide
eficca33's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
"Orange" and "Soilborn" were both flash fiction and the ending GOT ME!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
aubzilla's review
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol