Moon Dance (Tor horror)

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Summary: DANCES WITH WEREWOLVES? GONE WITH THE WOLF?
Review: A reviewer once called this book "the Great American Werewolf Novel." They were pretty much right on. Wildly imaginative, meticulously developed and grand in its scope, "Moon Dance" is unlike any other werewolf novel I've ever read. At times bordering on pure genius I have read only one or two others that rank with it ("Murcheston" by David Holland being the only one yet to exceed it.). The only weakness I can see is in the portions set in modern times. Those passages lack the romantic appeal of the Old West, where most of the story is told. Otherwise this book is darn near perfect. One warning however; I have recommended "Moon Dance" to several people but always with the provision that it is for the EXTREMELY strong in the stomach. The level of gore and general "R rated" material is strong even for this genre. If that doesn't prove too distracting (as it nearly did at times for me) you will find this to be one of the few truly great werewolf novels.

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Summary: Werewolves? More like Poodle-beasts!
Review: I have read thousands of horror books and hundreds of "werewolf" novels in one fashion or another. But Moon Dance was by far and away the worst I have ever read. The only reason I ended up reading the entire book was to see if Somtow tied up his mass of loose threads. I will give him that,he did tie up most if not all of them. But getting to the end of that book was a feat indeed. I was never so pleased to be done with book as I was with Moon Dance. Thank god I had "the Relic" waiting for me to start.

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Summary: A very good werewolf novel
Review: If you are looking for a werewolf novel then definitely read this one. I am always looking for stories about werewolves, and I was glad to find this one. The fact that Somtow describes werewolf society is in itself interesting. However what really makes this story move along is how much he makes you feel for Johnny Kindred. This was a good novel, and a great werewolf story.

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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: ...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.