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A review by catnipped
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
2.0
If I could, I would give this novel 2.5 stars, because it's a mixture of good stories and okay stories. However, since the okay stories outweigh the good, I have to go with okay.
That said, I am perhaps biased. I absolutely adored the two other anthologies that Datlow and Windling produced: [b:The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm|81042|The Faery Reel Tales from the Twilight Realm|Ellen Datlow|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266467947s/81042.jpg|1492588] and [b:The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest|249855|The Green Man Tales from the Mythic Forest|Ellen Datlow|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173132724s/249855.jpg|242107]. You should definitely pick up those over this one.
My biggest problem with The Coyote Road is I often felt like the one who was being tricked. Half the time, I finished a story and couldn't guess if there was trickster involved or not. Not only that, but I had to go back and read the first few pages again for several of the tales, just because I hadn't grasped what I was supposed to.
However, there are some creative and inventive stories here that make it worth reading. Because who doesn't love a little tricking, especially if the person being tricked deserves it.
That said, I am perhaps biased. I absolutely adored the two other anthologies that Datlow and Windling produced: [b:The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm|81042|The Faery Reel Tales from the Twilight Realm|Ellen Datlow|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266467947s/81042.jpg|1492588] and [b:The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest|249855|The Green Man Tales from the Mythic Forest|Ellen Datlow|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173132724s/249855.jpg|242107]. You should definitely pick up those over this one.
My biggest problem with The Coyote Road is I often felt like the one who was being tricked. Half the time, I finished a story and couldn't guess if there was trickster involved or not. Not only that, but I had to go back and read the first few pages again for several of the tales, just because I hadn't grasped what I was supposed to.
However, there are some creative and inventive stories here that make it worth reading. Because who doesn't love a little tricking, especially if the person being tricked deserves it.