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Owl Goingback

Autor(a) de Crota

12+ Works 359 Membros 9 Reviews

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Obras de Owl Goingback

Crota (1996) 158 cópias
Breed (2002) 56 cópias
Darker than Night (1999) 49 cópias
Evil Whispers (2001) 40 cópias
Coyote Rage (2019) 25 cópias
Eagle feathers (Story vine) (1997) 9 cópias
The gift (Story vine) (1997) 9 cópias
Tribal Screams (2018) 8 cópias
Grass Dancer 2 cópias
Fang Of The Wolf 1 exemplar(es)
Dunkler als die Nacht (2008) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween (2000) — Contribuinte — 259 cópias
Tales from the Great Turtle (1994) — Contribuinte — 143 cópias
Excalibur (1995) — Contribuinte — 124 cópias
Quest to Riverworld (1993) — Contribuinte — 106 cópias
Confederacy of the Dead (1993) — Contribuinte — 61 cópias
The Book of Kings (1995) — Contribuinte — 49 cópias
Visitations of the Night (Grails) (1994) — Contribuinte — 42 cópias
Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird (2023) — Contribuinte — 36 cópias
Classic Monsters Unleashed (2022) — Contribuinte — 30 cópias
Phantoms of the Night (1996) — Contribuinte — 30 cópias
Isolation: The horror anthology (2022) — Contribuinte — 28 cópias
Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences (1992) — Contribuinte — 24 cópias
South From Midnight (1994) — Contribuinte — 13 cópias
Hot Iron and Cold Blood: An Anthology of the Weird West (2023) — Contribuinte — 6 cópias
Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas (2021) — Contribuinte — 5 cópias
Midnight From Beyond the Stars (2021) — Contribuinte — 4 cópias
Fear of the Unknown (2005) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias

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Overall, I actually quite enjoyed this one, though I have some issues overall.

Let's start with the things I wasn't crazy about. And yeah, the first two will likely not sit well with some, but..

First, don't expect any strong women in this story. There's none. They're either partners who get upset if hubby's late for the dinner she's spent the afternoon cooking, or they're just there to complete a task. I would have loved one significant female role.

Second—and yes, I understand this is going to sound a bit odd for a novel written by an Indigenous author—is that it felt a bit "White Saviour-ish" having Sheriff Skip Harding (who we find out is one-quarter Indigenous) is the guy that is the only hope to take on the Crota. But hey, I'm an old white guy, so I don't necessarily have a lot of skin in the game. It's just my perception.

Third, there were times when the pacing felt off. This book starts off with a fairly decent bang, and then keeps banging for a bit. But then there's a couple of long stretches where we're fed a lot of information that likely could have been dialed back, or even removed altogether. This novel felt like it should just be one of those lean, mean creature features (as much as I loathe that term, it does feel apt here). Instead, we got a bit more than we needed, with some really odd plot decisions. As an example, with no spoiler, why was the chest hidden in the way it was (you'll know when you get there)? There's literally no explanation for it, other than Harding couldn't find it before then without messing with the plot.

Finally, the ending. It should have been big. It should have been epic. It should have left me breathless. Instead it was more of a, oh! Here it comes! Here it...oh. It's over? Already? Okay.

That being said, I have to make it clear that, despite some weird decisions, overall this book was a blast. Imagine Jaws crossed with The Manitou and you're getting close.

Definitely worth the read, and I'll absolutely come back for more Owl Goingback books.
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TobinElliott | outras 4 resenhas | Dec 27, 2023 |
The reason I picked this up is because it won a Bram Stoker award the year I was born, 1996.

A really gore heavy and gruesome monster story. Great tale of ancient evils reawakened to take vengeance on man. The heroes of the story are likable but just shy of being fantastic and lovable. They both felt slightly lack luster. The overall lore and soft world building around this monster was pretty cool.

If Owl Goingback had spent some more time getting me invested in the characters I could see this being a perfect book, but alas… they were killed off too quickly.… (mais)
 
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CasualShino | outras 4 resenhas | Jun 2, 2023 |
I had heard about this book for a while, which was originally published in the 1990s. My overall impression was that it was adequate but not particularly gripping horror. The story is about an ancient creature of evil called the Crota, which had been trapped underground but was released by an earthquake and went on a killing spree. There is a lot of gore and Native American mysticism, based on the author's native heritage. While I liked the premise, I found the story overall to be flat and the characters to lack depth. I never got invested in the characters' outcome or felt really scared by the Crota.… (mais)
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sturlington | outras 4 resenhas | Jun 1, 2020 |
4.5 stars...

Another good creature feature- this one is based on Native American folklore which was interesting. The hunt for the Crota also leads through subterranean caverns which I think always makes for a nice atmospheric background.
 
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EmpressReece | outras 4 resenhas | Nov 8, 2018 |

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