Define Of Books Sharp Teeth
| Title | : | Sharp Teeth |
| Author | : | Toby Barlow |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 312 pages |
| Published | : | January 29th 2008 by Harper (first published 2007) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Horror. Fantasy. Fiction. Shapeshifters. Werewolves. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal |
Toby Barlow
Hardcover | Pages: 312 pages Rating: 3.88 | 4327 Users | 868 Reviews
Narration Supposing Books Sharp Teeth
Toby Barlow writesabout the good things in life
and the bad.
Oh, you know:
Blood, sex, death, hunger, frenzy
But his
conceit!
His
gall!
Is to structure his story
as 308 pages
of free-verse poetry
whose style this preview crudely mimics.
But wait!
Oh gentle goodreads friend
I haven't even told you
the best part.
For Barlow's
book?
poem?
experiment?
What do you call something
that defies all genres?
Anyway, Barlow's..
product
follows the lives
of A PACK OF FREAKIN' WEREWOLVES
raping, feeding, and pillaging
in present-day Los Angeles.
Cool.
Point Books To Sharp Teeth
| Original Title: | Sharp Teeth |
| ISBN: | 0061430226 (ISBN13: 9780061430220) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Los Angeles, California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Shirley Jackson Award Nominee for Novel (Finalist) (2007), ALA Alex Award (2009) |
Rating Of Books Sharp Teeth
Ratings: 3.88 From 4327 Users | 868 ReviewsAppraise Of Books Sharp Teeth
Werewolves in free verse with carne asada tacos.Now that I got my one-liner out of the way, Sharp Teeth is an original horror tale that never lets the reader off. I read it in two sittings, interrupted only by the fact that my wife and I had tickets for a jazz concert and she wouldn't let me stay home and read the book! The use of free verse was a bit daunting to me at first but after a few pages I got into the rhythm and stayed entranced. The book sometimes reads more like an organized crimeToby Barlows Sharp Teeth is weird, beautiful, and audacious beyond measure. Not only is it about tribes of warring werewolves tearing into each other up and down the coast of Southern California and into Mexico, it is also written in free verse. No joke. And it works. It works in spades; its a pleasurable, deep read filled with sex, death, longing, betrayal and revenge. And yeah, fucking werewolves and werewolves fucking.They are not really werewolves or at least they are not your daddys
Posted at Shelf Inflicted ChangeThe pack feels somethings upthings feel different, shiftedLonelinessKnowing someone isnt coming backdoesnt mean you ever stop waiting.Complex relationshipsHe would follow. He would, honest,but when he held her, dancing,everything felt good butnot everything felt right.Love and hungerHer appetite has become tremendous in every waythey make love in the kitchen, the living room,and she eats huge plates of pasta.ViolenceHer teeth hit his neckThe last things he sees
Gritty LA werewolves, Urban fantasy/modern horror by someone with legit prose chops. The peculiar stylistic conceit is maybe a little on the nose in terms of staking out ground as literature, but basically, I thought Barlow had the skill to pull it off, and anyway apart from that its pretty resolutely unpretentious. Top shelf genre stuff, well worth a read.
Werewolves legends have been around for a long time. Like vampires, they are a staple of horror novels and movies, creatures of the night, thirsty for blood, feasting on our fear of the dark and of the unknown. And just like vampires, they have become collateral victims of the rise of the supernatural teen romance genre, becoming recently cute, angsty and smouldering sexy. I hesitate now to pick a modern werewolf story, doubly so when I heard that Toby Barlow has written his novel in free verse
Oh Toby Barlow, when will you write something again? There just aren't enough epic poems about weredogs to quench my thirst.What I love about this book: There's nothing better than a weird-ass premise. This one is sublime. The beautiful flow of words drew me right in. I like that it begins with a song and ends with a song. I enjoyed the characters, every one, and related to them despite their foreign circumstances because you made them human. What I love best is the poetry itself. A writer can
This is definitely one of the stranger books that I've picked up. Sharp Teeth is a werewolf novel, told in verse form. Imagine the old epic poetry of the Greeks, or even the ballads told in medieval times - you'll get a good idea of how this novel is told.The epic nature, and the sheer length and subject matter of the book, had me doubting whether or not Barlow could make it work. He did. The story is worthy of the way it is told.In the dead of night in southern California, the different packs
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