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Summary: Total Disappointment
Review: After reading all of Sparkle Hayter's other books I was very disappointed in NAKED BRUNCH. I was prepared to laugh, and while some of it was humorous, most of it I found totally not funny and in some places boring. The only character I really liked was the has-been newscaster who was trying to find the werewolf. I must admit, I quit reading a little over half-way through. I kept hoping it would get better, but it didn't.
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Summary: Total Disappointment
Review: After reading all of Sparkle Hayter's other books I was very disappointed in NAKED BRUNCH. I was prepared to laugh, and while some of it was humorous, most of it I found totally not funny and in some places boring. The only character I really liked was the has-been newscaster who was trying to find the werewolf. I must admit, I quit reading a little over half-way through. I kept hoping it would get better, but it didn't.
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Summary: A marvellous morality tale
Review: I admit I was disappointed at first that this wasn't a Robin Hudson novel, but once I got into the story and the characters, I couldn't stop reading. I love the way Hayter followed the characters' stories and tied them together in the end. A great read for the beach or that long plane trip!
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Summary: Enjoyable, but "howlingly funny"???
Review: I enjoyed this book, but am mystified by the cover line describing it as "howlingly funny". Although there are amusing bits, I don't find it "funny" per se.
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Summary: Enjoyable, but "howlingly funny"???
Review: I enjoyed this book, but am mystified by the cover line describing it as "howlingly funny". Although there are amusing bits, I don't find it "funny" per se.
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Summary: Enjoyable, but "howlingly funny"???
Review: I enjoyed this book, but am mystified by the cover line describing it as "howlingly funny". Although there are amusing bits, I don't find it "funny" per se.
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Summary: An Interesting Departure from the Usual Werewolf Fare
Review: I finished reading "NAKED BRUNCH" a few days ago, and enjoyed the way the author tied in the stories of the main characters (e.g., Annie Engel, Jim, Dr. Marco, Sam), thus making for a harmonious whole. It's a refreshing morality tale and provides an interesting departure from the usual werewolf fare. Annie Engel, both as a woman and as a werewolf, has a big heart and soul. She is representative of those of us who are sickened by the rich and powerful, who, time and again, place profit and personal gain over the best interests of humanity. Consequently, we feel frustrated by our relative powerlessness as individuals to do anything to stop the amoral robber barons and 'merchants of death' in today's world. At least, when Annie becomes a Wolf, she can sniff out these amoral powerbrokers and hunt them down. She's a righteous Wolf! WHEN WILL THERE BE A SEQUEL???
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Summary: Different tone than the Hudson books, but very good...
Review: I'm almost done with my Sparkle Hayter read-a-thon... This one is Naked Brunch. This is not one of her Robin Hudson stories, and despite the back cover description is more serious than her other stuff. You'd think you're about to read a zany story of love and werewolves, but the zany part was pretty subdued. But don't get me wrong. I actually really liked it.
A legal secretary finds out she has Lycanthropic Metamorphic Disorder (LMT) when she morphs into a wolf and kills someone during a full moon. She's not really sure it all happened until the same thing happens the following month, and she finds another wolf in the same condition. Meanwhile, the city is in turmoil over the "Mad Dog" killings, and a private clinic (run by someone who also has LMT) tries to find her and bring her under control. A power struggle arises between the head of the clinic and the other wolf, who had been a clinic patient but faked a suicide when he was accused of killing another female wolf while staying there. Since the doctor can't assure himself that he can bring the situation under control, he decides to kill both of them.
Playing out at the same time is a secondary plot of a newscaster who is about to be fired as he doesn't have a clue as to how to report, but he picks up this story and starts to run with it. His wife, another media personality, is cheating on him and is outed in a gossip column, but he's oblivious to all the talk. The news station wants to keep him that way so that he can follow the story, and steps are taken to make sure that whole "affair" is controlled so that he isn't hurt in the process.
While the cluelessness of the reporter and the gossip column material is funny, the core story of the wolves is pretty serious and involves a lot of death and destruction (although the people who get killed deserve it). The basic plot could be really good Dean Koontz material. Definitely a different style of story for Hayter, but one I really liked.
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Summary: Sparkle's break-through!
Review: I've read several Sparkle Hayter books, and this one must mark a new turn in her career. It is so unique and beautifully written, with charm and wit. I liked her Robin Hudson books just fine, but I loved this book. I've never read anything like it! Werewolves: A Love Story. Buy this book!!!!!
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Summary: Crunchy Reading!
Review: Mz. Hayter writes well! Her 'Robin Hudson' books are amazing good fun! "Tart Noir" at it's best! This "Naked Brunch" is a whole new animal! This book is gonna be a socio-political classic! It sincerely puts her into the Vonnegut, Orwell, Oates realm of literature! A view of our current political world through the eyes of folks who can't help ripping out the throats of those who would destroy in the name of profit! Not only is this book hilarious, horrific and deeply thought provoking, it's intelligently sexy! Leave out those oddball "Anne Rice meets Kafka meets Dorothy Parker" comparisons, and just accept that Sparkle Hayter is the best damn writer this world has going! HA! How's THAT?
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