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| Original Title: | Lonely Werewolf Girl |
| ISBN: | 0955498406 (ISBN13: 9780955498404) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Kalix MacRinnalch #1 |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
Martin Millar
Paperback | Pages: 561 pages Rating: 3.85 | 3288 Users | 465 Reviews
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Neil Gaiman loves this guy. Need I say more?Perhaps not but I will anyway. I must admit that when I walked into Elliot Bay I was drawn initially to the cover of the book and then I realized it was an author I'd previously enjoyed.
I loved Millar's "The Good Fairies of New York" for its irreverent take on the fair folk. "Lonely Werewolf Girl" doesn't disappoint. It was good balm for my psyche after getting sucked into the world of "Twilight."
A couple things to keep in mind:
1. It's laugh out loud funny- beware of planes or other enclosed public spaces.
2. It's anything but predictable.
3. It turns many werewolf stereotypes on their heads.
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| Title | : | Lonely Werewolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch #1) |
| Author | : | Martin Millar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 561 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2007 by Meadow & Black, (first published June 7th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Shapeshifters. Werewolves. Fiction. Young Adult. Paranormal |
Rating Of Books Lonely Werewolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch #1)
Ratings: 3.85 From 3288 Users | 465 ReviewsEvaluate Of Books Lonely Werewolf Girl (Kalix MacRinnalch #1)
Weird, tripy even. Witty enough. Supposedly fun and funny. Somehow not what I was expecting. But I liked it well enough. Though I'll admit it, the three stars are for the cover. Last Words, support indie writers better, more fiercely, then you wouldn't have to read misplaced stuff like this one. The reason I brought that up is the excellent Only Human I just finished.The sad thing is that this has a very well-developed world, a large cast of interesting, believable characters, and a refreshing take on the werewolf mythos.But the actual prose is just appallingly bad. There's stylistic choices, and there's times where you just need to fire your copy editor; this would be one of the latter. I almost get the impression that this was a movie or comic book script that got turned into a novel--one of Millar's favorite tricks is to describe a scene or relate a piece
This is an odd book. None of the characters are truly likable (for any character, pick two or more of the following: crazy, violent, criminal, pathetic, annoying, stupid, or heartless). And yet they and their story captivated me.Lonely Werewolf Girl is also well-written from a literary standpoint. Characters are hardly described at all; all the characterization stems from other sources (action or dialogue). An incredible number of characters and plot threads are woven together in a seamless and
Six hundred pages later, and I can't decide whether I actually liked this, or was infuriated by it.Millar apparently heard somewhere that short sentences add impact to one's writing. However, he didn't stick around to hear the bit where they're supposed to be sprinkled through longer ones to achieve that impact. Add this to a dreadful habit of ignoring the "show, don't tell" rule of writing, and you get... a very odd read, since more than enough of his stupidly huge cast of characters were
Overall, I enjoyed this book. The idea was entertaining and I liked the pacing and off beat feel of it. BUT I got really annoyed with the whole Thrix/fashionista sub-plot mostly because I didn't give a damn and got really bored with the constant repetition of Malveria or whatever her name was throwing the exact same fit over and over again. Also, the constant reiteration of how thin all the main females were got pretty old. I understand that in some contexts it was some form of mockery, but come
I picked up this book after seeing a bit of praise from Neil Gaiman about the author.The story focuses on Kalix, an addict, a teenager, and an outcast, hunted member of werewolf royalty. First and foremost, Kalix is a teenager. She's emo; she cuts (although this is not a major theme in the book, it does occur for those wishing to avoid anything triggery). She whines and complains.She also can't read or write particularly well, wishes Joan Jett was her mother, and thinks Sabrina, the Teenaged
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