Eleanor Zarrin is from a family of werewolves (though they're never referred to as such), and her grandmother Persephone sent her away to boarding school when she was young for reasons she doesn't remember or understand. She's never been able to transform into a wolf the way her grandfather, father, sister, and cousin can... Coming back to them after she hurts another girl at school, she feels like she doesn't belong, even fears her family.
"What Big Teeth" was a weird and fascinating book, and I think I loved it. Szabo's writing was wonderfully descriptive, and the progression of the story was well-paced and kept me reading. I say "I think" because I have mixed feelings about certain parts, and because there are other elements I consider weaknesses, mostly having to do with Eleanor as the protagonist. Her naivety and some of the assumptions she makes in the story were frustrating to read (not to the point where I disliked or was sick of her, though). Also, the ending definitely could have been stronger, and it's a bit frustrating that one character's fate was left up in the air.
I mostly loved it though. The whole mystery surrounding Arthur and the family was a surprise, and uh dark and messed up and good. I also adored its overlapping themes of hunger and obsessive love and possession and how no matter how much you love someone you will never own them.
"...love starts out as something you want to bite into, and ends as something that swallows you up."
So good.
"What Big Teeth" was a weird and fascinating book, and I think I loved it. Szabo's writing was wonderfully descriptive, and the progression of the story was well-paced and kept me reading. I say "I think" because I have mixed feelings about certain parts, and because there are other elements I consider weaknesses, mostly having to do with Eleanor as the protagonist. Her naivety and some of the assumptions she makes in the story were frustrating to read (not to the point where I disliked or was sick of her, though). Also, the ending definitely could have been stronger, and it's a bit frustrating that one character's fate was left up in the air.
I mostly loved it though. The whole mystery surrounding Arthur and the family was a surprise, and uh dark and messed up and good. I also adored its overlapping themes of hunger and obsessive love and possession and how no matter how much you love someone you will never own them.
"...love starts out as something you want to bite into, and ends as something that swallows you up."
So good.