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Book Review of Sharp Teeth

Sharp Teeth
Sharp Teeth
Author: Toby Barlow
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


This is an interesting, wildly imaginative, genre-defying book about werewolves in Los Angeles. The story is told in free-verse poetry but otherwise resembles a novel, with chapters and characters and plot and whatnot. The story is about a man named Anthony who gets a job as dogcatcher and gets swept up in a mafia-type circle of werewolves, accompanied by a cop. It's equal parts thriller, police-action, and love story with a side of carne asada tacos. The story has a number of shape-shifting characters that can sometimes get confusing, but this book is well worth the read. I really enjoyed reading this. It's a novel that just happens to also be a poem. Or it's a poem that just happens to be a novel. Good stuff.