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A review by elvenpanther
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Over the years I've picked up a few short story anthologies with the best of intentions, but despite my best efforts, they go unfinished and forgotten.
I've been wanting to change this because I LOVE the idea of short story collections. The collaboration between multiple authors, each lending their unique voice and interpretation to the theme of the collection, and providing the opportunity to find new favorites.
Therefore, I was thrilled to receive an advanced copy of Never Whistle at Night from Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. and Penguin Random House. And I can say with all honesty that each story within it kept me hooked.
Not only did this anthology offer a variety of stories centered on supernatural and folk horror, as well as the horrors inherent in our history's greed and violence, it provided a wonderful showcase of the current indigenous voices in the literary field.
After reading some of Stephen Graham Jones work, I really have been wanting to find more indigenous authors to add to my reading list. This book has given me a wonderful jumping off point. I don't think there was a single story in this collection that I disliked and as I've seen others mention, many of the stories were written in a way that begged to be thoughtfully chewed on for a while before moving into the next. Even though I would have happily continued reading longer versions of any of the stories, none of them felt incomplete to me and didn't leave me with that sense that something was lacking.
I think this anthology is definitely worth the ready if you are a fan of subtle horror, or even if you are looking to expand your reading list to include new authors.
Thank you Netgalley, Penguin Random House, and the authors for providing me with a copy of this anthology.
I've been wanting to change this because I LOVE the idea of short story collections. The collaboration between multiple authors, each lending their unique voice and interpretation to the theme of the collection, and providing the opportunity to find new favorites.
Therefore, I was thrilled to receive an advanced copy of Never Whistle at Night from Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. and Penguin Random House. And I can say with all honesty that each story within it kept me hooked.
Not only did this anthology offer a variety of stories centered on supernatural and folk horror, as well as the horrors inherent in our history's greed and violence, it provided a wonderful showcase of the current indigenous voices in the literary field.
After reading some of Stephen Graham Jones work, I really have been wanting to find more indigenous authors to add to my reading list. This book has given me a wonderful jumping off point. I don't think there was a single story in this collection that I disliked and as I've seen others mention, many of the stories were written in a way that begged to be thoughtfully chewed on for a while before moving into the next. Even though I would have happily continued reading longer versions of any of the stories, none of them felt incomplete to me and didn't leave me with that sense that something was lacking.
I think this anthology is definitely worth the ready if you are a fan of subtle horror, or even if you are looking to expand your reading list to include new authors.
Thank you Netgalley, Penguin Random House, and the authors for providing me with a copy of this anthology.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Murder, and Racism