Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

105 reviews

baby_yaga's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

chickaboogawah's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

faithmccollum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

bright_night's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

This is probably my favorite anthology ever. I found myself wishing that some many of the stories would continue or give me more. Not because they were lacking, but because they were absolutely spell binding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

kodowd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? N/A

5.0

One of the best collection of short stories I’ve read. A wide range of dark fiction and horror but  every story provided different levels of intrigue and suspense. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, and Violence

lophil's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

sassysophie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

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

indigo_fox's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

I want to say I had fun reading this but a good number of the stories scared me or creeped me out, which is the goal of horror so...yeah I got what I wanted. I liked some of the stories better than others, some just confused me and I still don't know what happened in those stories. I found some of the writing styles not to my taste but I also found a lot that I LOVED. I was really excited to see that Darcie Little Badger had a piece in here.  Overall, it was a great read and I'm glad I was able to check it off my TBR list. 

I don't want to give a star rating because there are just too many stories to consider. Plus I don't even like giving ratings, it feels a bit meaningless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

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