Book Review: Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow

Title: Sharp Teeth
Author: Toby Barlow
Published: New York: HarperCollins, 2008
Rating: 5 of 5
Page Count: 312
Total Page Count: 48,825
Text Number: 141
Read For: lupanotte's recommendation, checked out from the library
Short review: Unknown to the rest of us, L.A. is populated by packs of werewolves, humans that change into dog-like beasts at will. In Sharp Teeth, three packs fight for power and vengeance, a dog catcher falls in love with a female werewolf, and a detective investigates a string of dog-related murders. The plot is tight and closely interweaving, the content is brutally violent, and the text is written in blank verse; somehow this unusual novel works, moving at a swift pace through a large cast and complex plot while still creating a poetic atmosphere which is unexpectedly moving. This novel's content and form caught me by pleasant surprise—it's a wonderful book unlike any other, and I highly recommend it.

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Review posted here at Amazon.com.