Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

82 reviews

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

amrithi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Death

alienrosey's review

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, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Suicide

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A fun read. Informative and scary all at once. And now I have a list of Indigenous authors I want to read more from!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Grief, Torture, Body horror, Car accident, Murder, Death, Animal death, Miscarriage, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Racism, and Rape

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

emilycdennis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Colonisation, Racism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Misogyny

cartermon4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

lefthandlou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

Favorites:
- Navajos Don’t Wear Elk Teeth
- Wingless 
- Before I Go
- Behind Colin’s Eyes
- Scariest Story Ever
- Dead Owls
- Uncle Robert Rides the Lightning 
- The Scientist’s Horror Story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Racism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

elliottjunkyard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Torture, Rape, Cannibalism, Genocide, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Body horror, Miscarriage, Colonisation, and Racism

cerasaurusrex's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Abortion, Addiction, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Bullying, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, and Violence