American Literature novel by Shane Hawk. Read summary below.
Anoka Book Summary
Welcome to Anoka, Minnesota, a small city just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed “The Halloween Capital of the World” since 1937. Here before you lie several tales involving bone collectors, pagan witches, werewolves, skeletal bison, and cloned children. It is up to you to decipher between fact and fiction as the author has woven historical facts into his narratives. With his debut horror collection, Cheyenne & Arapaho author Shane Hawk explores themes of family, grief, loneliness, and identity through the lens of indigenous life.MY GRANDMA’S BLURB:”Please find another hobby. This is too horrible for words. How can you imagine someone enjoying this?”
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Anoka Book Review
5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, Brutal & Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021
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Anoka by Shane Hawk is a collection of indigenous horror that is sure to stick with readers. It’s haunting, it’s brutal, and it is doesn’t shy away from the difficult topics. It’s also absolutely beautiful.
First things first, I need to call out that cover illustration is by Seweryn Jasiński, @vvilczy on Instagram. How brilliant is that werewolf?! I was so captivated by the eyes and limbs that it took me a very long time to even see the deer in front of it. I couldn’t wait to read the stories inside this and find out where the werewolf comes into play.
Shane Hawk has an amazing array of tales here, and each has a slightly different feel when it comes to tone, but they also blend wonderfully together. I loved each of these tales, all for very different reasons. But one of my favorite elements at play here is the endings that make me immediately go back and restart the story again now that I know the full context.
I really enjoyed that each story had an authors note at the back of the book where readers could learn more about the inspiration of each tale and get more information.
Words just cannot express how much I loved this collection. While this was a debut collection, I already cannot wait to read more from Shane Hawk in the future. This is an author to keep your eye on for sure.
Do yourself a favor and snag this one today if you haven’t already! I would recommend this one to all horror readers, especially fans of gut-punch reads like Crossroads by Laurel Hightower.
About Shane Hawk Author Of Anoka Book
Shane Hawk is the Author Of Anoka Book, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, is a high school history teacher, writer, and editor. He entered the horror scene with his first publication, Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror, in October 2020 via Black Hills Press. Hawk is also the co-editor of Never Whistle at Night, an anthology of Indigenous dark fiction that Penguin Random House will publish in 2023. You can find him in San Diego wearing his Support Indigenous Literature hat, alongside his beautiful wife, Tori. Learn more by visiting shanehawk.com.
Anoka pdf, Paperback, Hardcover Book Information
- ASIN : B08LS8L9DC
- Publisher : Independently published (October 26, 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 140 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8674225195
- Item Weight : 3.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.25 x 0.36 x 7 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #191,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #601 in Native American Literature (Books)
- #8,152 in Horror Literature & Fiction
- Customer Reviews: 4.3 out of 5 stars 280 ratings
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