Scout Langley's Reviews > The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales

"He has called her/one last time/and it is in her blood/to answer./ Woman,/he calls/will you ever/heed me?"

Who is the coolest person in any story? The bad guy. The Coyote Road is a compilation of works from different authors all telling their version of the trickster character from their culture. Sold? So was I. However, when I started reading this book I was quickly disappointed. The quality of writing has some high highs and some low lows. For example, the first work was more about the author than about the trickster. Additionally, I found great inconsistencies between the quality of writing between the authors.

"And my voice/ will never leave/ this land/ lighting fires/ and fountains,/ from here/ to your/ soul."

Overall, I think that if the editors were more picky about whose works were included this book would have been alot been. Both of the quotes were from my favorite work "Coyote Woman" by Carolyn Dunn who wrote so beautifully I immediately went to look for more of her works. Just so lyrically beautiful