Moon Dance

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Summary: An American Nightmare
Review: One hundred years from now, this will probably be regarded as THE werewolf novel, the one by which all others will be judged. A classic on a par with "Dracula" or "Frankenstein", but far deeper and darker than anything a celebrated 19th century "horror" writer could have spawned. Beautiful and bloody as history itself, this epic of werewolves, Native Americans and the "Wild West" will turn you inside out. Absolutely not to be missed.

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Summary: History & Bloodshed
Review: Somtow has an unparalelled gift as a storyteller to skip back and forth in time with a whole array of characters and situations without losing a beat. Who else to write the Gone with the Lycantrophic Wind? Moondance is a gripping portrayal of the European expansion into the West in the late 1800s and a powerfully visceral and gory festival of horrific delights. While author after author has turned to the vampire as preferred archetype, Somtow turned to werewolves, and like as well wrote a titan granddaddy of an epic while he was at it. Two thumbs up, and ten mighty hails to Mr Somtow. I well nigh felt the travails an tribulations, the strife and hardships of Europeans, Americans and Indians alike, all in heady cocktail of crossing and interconnected events. What a spectacular drama this novel is. Yes I speak in the present tense - I still got about two hundred pages to go. I just had to come on and give my views on it this far. It's sexy and erotic and the novel can be seen as a grand slam romance with slavering beasts fighting it out in between like a West Side Story out of hell. Read the book; go see some history and get a ingenious chiller in the same bargain!

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Summary: Ambitious, but flawed
Review: Somtow has created an epic horror novel which works on a visceral level and an intellectual level. Filled with gut-wrenching violence and searing beauty, this is one great read!

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Summary: Gone With the Wind meets Company of Wolves!
Review: Somtow has created an epic horror novel which works on a visceral level and an intellectual level. Filled with gut-wrenching violence and searing beauty, this is one great read!

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Summary: ...Confusing
Review: The things which stood out to me on this book were it made little or no sense. The ending was a giant question mark, it leaned toward scenes which were close to beastiality, gore splattered, and had child abuse in it. I can't say I'd recommend this book to anyone for any reason.