50bookchallenge, 15000pages

[gwynhefar]

Book #44 -- Toby Barlow, Sharp Teeth, 324 pages.

The sheer originality of this book amazing. A werewolf (well, more like were-dog) story set in LA, involving criminal schemes, star-crossed love, and a startlingly real examination of both human and canine behavior - all presented in free verse.

But don't let the poetry aspect dissuade you - the book reads like a graphic novel or a story told in text messages. All the extraneous details are stripped away leaving only the frenetic action and raw emotions of the story. It does have a large cast of characters and a number of interweaving plots that can be confusing at times, but my copy at least came with a handy Dramatis Personae section to help out there.

Progress toward goals: 228/365 = 62.5%

Books: 44/100 = 44.0%

Pages: 12590/25000 = 50.4%

2010 Book List

cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven

Comments

[tewok.livejournal.com]

I really liked "Sharp Teeth". I'm crap when it comes to poetry, but this book was really cool.

[siegerat.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that book!! I actually was passing by a display at Barnes and Noble and saw the cover and said hm, this looks good (yes, I judge books by their covers ... that's why they pay people to design them ;) and actually didn't realize it was a poem until I started reading it. And then I got into it and quickly forgot I was reading a poem. Great selection.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

By the way, have you read _Ash_ by Malinda Lo? I can't remember if I posted about it and you commented or not...

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

I haven't yet, but I own it and it's not *too* far down in my giant to-read heap.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed it and I'm really looking forward to the next book :) One of the more interesting retellings.