Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

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

79 reviews

mykieangelno's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

queenginger's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I chose this anthology for the horror book club that I host and figured we haven’t tried our hand at short stories, so this will be perfect. 

Overall the collection was successful. It brought the dark fiction that is included in the subtitle. However, I think my assumptions about the sorts of stories that would be featured in here was slightly off. It was definitely more dark and reflective as opposed to creepy and spooky. The horror aspect simply comes from the realities of the past and the traumas that have been created as a result. 

By no means is this a flop. It sings. I just needed to know how dark this was going to get before stepping into its waters. Perhaps some trigger warnings at the beginning of stories would have been immensely helpful. 

My favorites were: 
- Scariest. Story. Ever. 
- Human Eaters 
- White Hills 
- Collections 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, and Sexual assault

cadence99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this fantastic Anthology. Many stories were deeply disconcerting, and had me jumpy and on edge after some late night reading. Some of my favorites were White Hills, Scariest. Story. Ever. and Eulogy for A Brother, Resurrected (this one in particular was my favorite, and I look forward to reading more from the author!)- I’d highly recommend this to anyone looking for thoughtful, well crafted horror that packs a punch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Ableism, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gore, Physical abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Addiction, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Violence, Racism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Vomit

kristenbynoe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Death, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Violence, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Rape, Murder, Gore, and Mental illness

phoenix13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Suicide

tshaff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Vomit, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Torture, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Gore, and Racism

zoobb666's review against another edition

It was a great read! I actually really loved the part I did read, it was just too much for me. I was so drawn in by the stories and suspense that it was heightening my anxiety and causing me stress outside of reading. I learned that I cannot handle “scary” stories. Otherwise, if you can read horror comfortably then by all means you should read this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

lilyg2704's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

this is a really amazing collection of short stories from indigenous authors. overall really beautifully written and so interesting to read the stories one after another and get each author’s unique voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Colonisation

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction and Emotional abuse

i chose the most general warnings since there’s so many options. it’s def a heavy book at times and if u need more specific warnings feel free to ask! i the stories are so good tho.

asmith1994's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Racism

latashman's review against another edition

Each story is well written and I like that they all end with an opening for you to fill in the rest. I am not in the right headspace to finish it right now though. I'll try to come back to it at a different time. I was expecting stories that are more fantasy oriented, but in these stories modern people are the evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Rape