Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

79 reviews

whiskers_witchery's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

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

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

obsidianchainsaw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Classism

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

aaashtyn's review

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.0

Overall this was pretty good with a lot of intriguing yet chilling stories. I think it took me a while to read because it’s composed of a bunch of short stories and therefore I felt like I didn’t need to rush through each story or continue to read to see what happens compared to traditional books. Some of my favorite stories were “White hills”, “Navajos don’t wear Elk teeth”, “Quantum”, “The ones who killed us”, “Snakes are born in the dark”, “Before I go”, “The prepper”, “Sundays” “Night Moves”, “Capgras” and “Collections”. Some of them I wish the story went on a little longer or have a more Climatic ending to make the story complete. Overall an intriguing and different read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing and Racism

sassysophie's review

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

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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

isvargas's review

challenging dark emotional informative medium-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

4.25

So great to read some more of authors I’ve read before like Tommy orange, but also to be introduced to so many other amazing authors and artists! Collections and a scientists horror story stood out to me and I plan to recommend them to all coworkers, working in science/academia. Also thought white hills and Sundays were very powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

ariana3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book was really fantastic, and I was hooked by the end of the forward! It's a collection of short stories by Native authors about Native stories. Some are "ghost" stories about spirits or creatures you might tell around a campfire, about specific traditional lore set in either modern or historic times, etc. Some stories I liked more than others, but these were generally really digestible and quick reads. I didn't find them to be "horror" per se, but I think they really made you think and question. Which I loved!! Highly recommend for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail