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

102 reviews

biglibraryenergy's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Cannibalism

effingunicorns's review against another edition

3.75

On the technical end, the writing was great, lots of highly skilled authors showing their chops. On the satisfaction end... well, some stories were great, again, and then some stories reminded me of why I didn't gel with the Shirley Jackson short story collection: you can't scare a crazy person with stories of unaddressed craziness. There were some great monster stories, though, so over all I'd still recommend this to anyone who's in the mood for a wide-ranging horror anthology or looking to sample a lot of Native American authors in a short time frame.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

challenging 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

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

So creepy and some stories really have stuck with me (like I need them to leave me alone lmao), but this is a great dark fictional book to read during October/Halloweenie/autumn in general. I loved finding new indigenous authors to read from. I always appreciate commentary on how the real horrors are colonization, settler violence, and white supremacy. 

My favorites were:

• "Kushtuka" by Mathilda Zeller
• “The Scientist’s Horror Story” by Darcie Little Badger
• “White Hills” by Rebecca Roanhorse
• "Dead Owls" by Mona Susan Power 
• "Capgras" by Tommy Orange
• "Heart-Shaped Clock" by Kelli Jo Ford 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

kylieqrada's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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 always have a mixed experience with short story collections, but I encountered a lot of new authors that I will definitely read from again in this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: War

riesgoreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia

qnlizbeth's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

A few of these stories were really good, but most I did not like. I did expect more folklore, so that may have been my bad. And maybe I’m not a short story person? 

Favorites:
Kushtuka 
Navajos don’t wear elk teeth 
Dead owls 
Collections 
Limbs 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

michad's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The front cover subtitle is more accurate than the back cover blurb. It's a collection of dark fiction, not a collection of monster stories from the cultures of various indigenous peoples. More, it's better described as a collection of depictions of abuse with occasional stories with supernatural twists. Literally every form of abuse is covered in at least one story. 

Also worth noting, it's specifically stories about indigenous people from far north America. 

As an anthology some stories are better than others, a couple are quite good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

asolis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

3.75

 A strong anthology, with a mix of supernatural and just dark stories, and a few particularly disturbing ones. A lot of writers whose work I want to read more of now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

shannan1773's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault