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A review by simlish
Indian Country Noir by Liz MartÃnez, Sarah Cortez
3.0
Indian Country Noir is a short story collection around the well advertised theme of noir with Native protagonists. It's organized by geography, with the groups "East," "South," "West," and "North."
Like all short story collections, the quality is uneven. The first story, "Helper," I think is one of the strongest, and carries off the theme better than some. It's a strong opening. My favorite was "JaneJohnDoe.com," with "Another Role" as a close second. I also like "Indian Time" quite a bit, though I think it only just counts as noir.
There were a number of stories I ended up skipping for various reasons, with overuse of epithets as the main one. "Daddy's Girl" and "Prowling Wolves" were the weakest of the stories, in my opinion, and I didn't finish either.
It was different than what I've been reading lately, and was fun in that respect. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the premise, but it's not necessarily so strong that I would recommend it to anyone else.
Like all short story collections, the quality is uneven. The first story, "Helper," I think is one of the strongest, and carries off the theme better than some. It's a strong opening. My favorite was "JaneJohnDoe.com," with "Another Role" as a close second. I also like "Indian Time" quite a bit, though I think it only just counts as noir.
There were a number of stories I ended up skipping for various reasons, with overuse of epithets as the main one. "Daddy's Girl" and "Prowling Wolves" were the weakest of the stories, in my opinion, and I didn't finish either.
It was different than what I've been reading lately, and was fun in that respect. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the premise, but it's not necessarily so strong that I would recommend it to anyone else.