beckylouise2904's review against another edition
4.0
A brilliant collection of horror stories - I think a couple missed the mark, neither horror or arctic, perhaps sci-fi but overall a great read.
greatlibraryofalexandra's review against another edition
3.0
Short own voices collection of Inuit horror stories. Great quick read for October. For me, most of them were too short - they were over just as I was getting into them, or didn't seem to ever really get going. I never felt like anything happened - I literally read this whole collection in 2 hours.
"Utiqtuq," "The Wildest Game," and "Strays," were the only stories that really stuck with me/spoke to me.
I did really love the unabashed immersion in Inuit culture, and added several of the authors who contributed to my to-be-read list. So - not only a good read for October, but for Indigenous Heritage Month (November).
"Utiqtuq," "The Wildest Game," and "Strays," were the only stories that really stuck with me/spoke to me.
I did really love the unabashed immersion in Inuit culture, and added several of the authors who contributed to my to-be-read list. So - not only a good read for October, but for Indigenous Heritage Month (November).
jayda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
eldritchscholar's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
4.25
sapphire_mayo's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of these were ok, but there were a few that were really good. Most of these were in a future setting, and I really liked how well they were able to convey that future so clearly in such little space.
Pretty cool
Pretty cool
reunitepangaea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mariacandet's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.25
emmaraeempowered's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this collection of stories!! I read the first story late at night...and promptly shut the book and went to bed lol. I then proceeded to read these stories at night.
First off I must say the order that these stories were organized in was fantastic! I don't usually pay attention to that when I read short story collections or anthologies but the progression of these stories and how I felt while reading them I felt had largely to do with the order. I loved every one of these stories, there's not one that I skipped over or thought "meh". Every one I was wanting to tell my husband about who promptly said "stop telling me I wanna read them next!" haha.
Read this collection!!
First off I must say the order that these stories were organized in was fantastic! I don't usually pay attention to that when I read short story collections or anthologies but the progression of these stories and how I felt while reading them I felt had largely to do with the order. I loved every one of these stories, there's not one that I skipped over or thought "meh". Every one I was wanting to tell my husband about who promptly said "stop telling me I wanna read them next!" haha.
Read this collection!!
geve_'s review against another edition
2.0
There is really nothing wrong with this collection, but none of these stories scared me or drew me in. There are a couple interesting ones, but generally they were pretty thin and honestly amateur. I would say these could have used a hard critique to bring them up to a more adult level.
What I liked:
The Door: Although I didn't think this story nailed it, there was a cool, weird fiction element to it that I liked. I wish it was filled out a bit more.
Utiqtuq: This was probably me favorite story, I think it was written well for the most part and dealt with a very familiar story trope in an effective way, made it feel like its own story rather than a rehashing of the same old thing:. There were some parts of it that were very superficial, that I think COULD have been really great had they been handled with a bit more subtlety, rather than just bashing us over the head with the moral. Overall, best story imo. I would read a novel version of this one.
The Wildest Game: Honestly, kinda surprised by this one. It's the kind of story I normally hate. I actually appreciated some of this author's approach, not what I was expecting. Not bad.
My two star is not meant to say this is bad at all, I rate things two stars when I didn't particularly enjoy reading the book, but didn't actually hate it either. This one just didn't do it for me, unfortunately.
What I liked:
The Door: Although I didn't think this story nailed it, there was a cool, weird fiction element to it that I liked. I wish it was filled out a bit more.
Utiqtuq: This was probably me favorite story, I think it was written well for the most part and dealt with a very familiar story trope in an effective way, made it feel like its own story rather than a rehashing of the same old thing:
Spoiler
zombie apocalypse where a person saves some children and brings them to wilderness north where they survive long enough for the government to develop a vaccine and come looking to save them from their wasted existence in the NorthThe Wildest Game: Honestly, kinda surprised by this one. It's the kind of story I normally hate
Spoiler
about a killer explaining himself. I abhor that kind of glorification of killing type of story, like cool serial killer vibe, barfMy two star is not meant to say this is bad at all, I rate things two stars when I didn't particularly enjoy reading the book, but didn't actually hate it either. This one just didn't do it for me, unfortunately.