While teenage werewolf Kalix MacRinnalch is being pursued through the streets of London by murderous hunters, her sister, the Werewolf Enchantress,...
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Feb 20, 2008
William
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I really need to reread this, because I wanted to takes some notes while I was going through it, possibly make a paper or something out of it, because these are these are the kinds of books I like to keep my critical teeth sharp on. Anytime you have characters who most people would think unlikely to be interested in fashion, that is typically where you will find me writing critical analysis.
So fashion-obsessed fire elementals practically pull the harbrace handbook off the shelf while More...
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May 15, 2008
Deana
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Neil Gaiman loves this guy. Need I say more?
Perhaps not but I will anyway. I must admit that when I walked into Elliot Bay I was drawn initially to the cover of the book and then I realized it was an author I'd previously enjoyed.
I loved Millar's "The Good Fairies of New York" for its irreverent take on the fair folk. "Lonely Werewolf Girl" doesn't disappoint. It was good balm for my psyche after getting sucked into the world of "Twilight." More...
Perhaps not but I will anyway. I must admit that when I walked into Elliot Bay I was drawn initially to the cover of the book and then I realized it was an author I'd previously enjoyed.
I loved Millar's "The Good Fairies of New York" for its irreverent take on the fair folk. "Lonely Werewolf Girl" doesn't disappoint. It was good balm for my psyche after getting sucked into the world of "Twilight." More...
May 31, 2008
Jennifer
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The first thing that hit me about this book was the richness of backstory and the sheer size of the cast of characters.
Although the plot centers around the titular lonely teen werewolf, Kalix MacRinnalch, she lives in a rich world populated with numerous other characters whose actions interfere with or drive important developments in the story. Fifteen-year-old Kalix is the youngest daughter of the Thane of the MacRinnalch C More...
The first thing that hit me about this book was the richness of backstory and the sheer size of the cast of characters.
Although the plot centers around the titular lonely teen werewolf, Kalix MacRinnalch, she lives in a rich world populated with numerous other characters whose actions interfere with or drive important developments in the story. Fifteen-year-old Kalix is the youngest daughter of the Thane of the MacRinnalch C More...
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May 28, 2008
Tammy
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I picked up this book after seeing a bit of praise from Neil Gaiman about the author.
The story focuses on Kalix, an addict, a teenager, and an outcast, hunted member of werewolf royalty. First and foremost, Kalix is a teenager. She's emo; she cuts (although this is not a major theme in the book, it does occur for those wishing to avoid anything triggery). She whines and complains.
She also can't read or write particularly well, wishes Joan Jett was her mother, and thinks S More...
The story focuses on Kalix, an addict, a teenager, and an outcast, hunted member of werewolf royalty. First and foremost, Kalix is a teenager. She's emo; she cuts (although this is not a major theme in the book, it does occur for those wishing to avoid anything triggery). She whines and complains.
She also can't read or write particularly well, wishes Joan Jett was her mother, and thinks S More...
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Jun 21, 2008
Sean
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I've never read any Millar before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Neil Gaiman gives him the highest praise, but then he also praised Jody Scott, whose I, Vampire left me almost completely cold. But not to worry! Lonely Werewolf Girl is brilliant, disjointed, hilarious, convoluted and whimsical. The characters are all a little crazy, the overlapping love triangles are somewhat labyrinthine and the family relations are dysfunctional, but it all makes for a very good read, the kind that kept me u
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Feb 03, 2011
When I found myself avoiding picking it up today I thought it was because my back hurts and it's such a big book. Then I chose a 600+ page hardback to read next (using my wonderful book stand) and realized that that wasn't the problem. I don't dislike the book. There are a lot of things I like about the book. But I don't really care about it. It'a too big, too slow, too full of detailed family history and politics that I don't care about. It's kind of like a clever and more original version of a
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Jun 19, 2008
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Mar 12, 2008
Adrian
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Great fun, and very compulsive reading - raced through this :)
I love his stories, because they are very familiar - lots about London, and students, and bands playing gigs - but they also manage to include all sorts of strange stuff (werewolves for instance) that seem to fit in so well with the rest of it I can almost believe that I've met werewolves too.
However, one thing irked me about this book - it seems as though proof reading consisted largely of running a computer spell c More...
I love his stories, because they are very familiar - lots about London, and students, and bands playing gigs - but they also manage to include all sorts of strange stuff (werewolves for instance) that seem to fit in so well with the rest of it I can almost believe that I've met werewolves too.
However, one thing irked me about this book - it seems as though proof reading consisted largely of running a computer spell c More...
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Feb 27, 2010
Laura
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This is an odd book. None of the characters are truly likable (for any character, pick two or more of the following: crazy, violent, criminal, pathetic, annoying, stupid, or heartless). And yet they and their story captivated me.
Lonely Werewolf Girl is also well-written from a literary standpoint. Characters are hardly described at all; all the characterization stems from other sources (action or dialogue). An incredible number of characters and plot threads are woven together in More...
Lonely Werewolf Girl is also well-written from a literary standpoint. Characters are hardly described at all; all the characterization stems from other sources (action or dialogue). An incredible number of characters and plot threads are woven together in More...
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Aug 09, 2008
Erika
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Overall, I enjoyed this book. The idea was entertaining and I liked the pacing and off beat feel of it. BUT I got really annoyed with the whole Thrix/fashionista sub-plot mostly because I didn't give a damn and got really bored with the constant repetition of Malveria or whatever her name was throwing the exact same fit over and over again. Also, the constant reiteration of how thin all the main females were got pretty old. I understand that in some contexts it was some form of mockery, but come
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May 08, 2011
Debora
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Che dire, Millar è stato una rivelazione! Devo dire che il 2009 è iniziato proprio bene! Ho notato questo libro qualche mese fa ma al momento ne avevo altri in lista così mi sono limitata a segnarne il titolo... poi finalmente è arrivato Natale e mi sono mossa e... per fortuna! Sono un'accanita lettrice di vampiri e streghe ma non di licantropi. Errore! Questo libro a mio avviso farà breccia anche fra i più scettici! Coinvolge subito, non ti fa attendere, ti prende e ti spinge a divorare pagina
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Jan 19, 2012
Themistokeles
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Inhalt: Die junge Werwölfin Kalix entstammt dem herrschenden Clan der Werwölfe, da sie jedoch ihren Vater und Fürsten angegriffen hat, wurde sie aus dem Clan verbannt und lebt seitdem in London. Dort lebt Kalix auf der Straße und wird von depressiven Anfällen geplagt, nimmt Drogen, isst nichts und wird von Mitgliedern ihrer eigenen Familie sowie von Werwolfjägern verfolgt. Die einzige Möglichkeit sich zu schützen, hatte Kalix durch ein Amulett, das sie von ihrer Schwester Thrix hatte, jedoch ver
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Nov 29, 2011
Maduck831
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“She needed to find some private place. The waves of depression and her vision was blurred. She searched right and left for an alleyway to crawl into.” (63) “In revenge, they were writing songs about her (Dominil). Evil White-Haired Slut was already completed, and Stupid Werewolf Bitch was coming along well.” (279) “Bravo!” cried the Fire Queen. “You have had sex!” (289) “You slept with Markus? How did that happen?” (327) “Then she felt hungry. She was still in her werewolf shape and the wo
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May 08, 2011
Lesley
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Only Martin Millar's name on the jacket could have persuaded me to buy a book with 'werewolf' in the title (I'm totally jaded with the whole current vampire/werewolf obsession). I've been a great fan of Millar's novels for about 20 years - which make me feel old though his stories are as fresh as ever. The Good Fairies of New York is up there on my Top Ten list and I think Lonely Werewolf Girl has just joined it. This book is an absolute delight!
Teenage werewolf Kalix MacRinnalch is an More...
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Jan 04, 2011
Larisa
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I received this book as a gift. After the first page I thought "Really? A book about a depressed, anorexic, teenage junkie werewolf? Why would my friend send me this?" But I kept going, and was soon engrossed and laughing. This novel was a delightful, escapist romp. It has family intrigue, colorful characters (werewolf, human, and other), a great sense of humor, a nice balance between bloody battles and sheer silliness. I would set out to read for a half-hour before bed and before I kn
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Jul 22, 2010
Rachael
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Kalix MacRinnalch is an unhappy werewolf. She has been for a long time, but it’s even worse now that she’s run away from home. Well, she had to; after brutally attacking her father, the Thane, and leaving him in a precarious state of health, the rest of the clan wanted her dead as well. On the run, Kalix has managed to survive, but barely with her anxiety, anorexia, and an addiction to laudanum. The last thing she expects to find in London is a friend, but that’s exactly what she is rescued by t
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Aug 16, 2009
Megan
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The thing is, this was actually a good story ~ I liked the ideas, the history, and some of the characters. Had this story been written better and perhaps organized a little differenlty, it could have easily been a captivating series of two or three books. But the writing was awful!!! Really, really, awful. It's a shame.
Before starting Lonely Werewolf Girl, I read a few reviews on Goodreads and found it curious that so many people said this book read like a first draft, or that it nee More...
Before starting Lonely Werewolf Girl, I read a few reviews on Goodreads and found it curious that so many people said this book read like a first draft, or that it nee More...
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Jul 05, 2009
Kalix is a lonely werewolf girl. She’s seventeen and angst-filled, not to mention drug-addicted, antisocial, and lovesick. She’s attacked her father, the Thane of the powerful MacRinnalch werewolf clan, and is on the lam in London. And no one is going to leave her alone. Her brothers Sarapen and Markus are fighting each other for the throne but they both want Kalix dead, her sister Thrix is too busy designing a fashion wardrobe for the Fire Queen Malveria to be bothered with her little siste
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Jun 09, 2009
Ana
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Unexpectedly, this got off to a shaky start for me. I had assumed I'd simply fall in and enjoy. Neil Gaiman has enthusiastic blurbs on it; a good friend had recommended The Good Fairies of New York. But somehow, the exposition and introduction of the major characters struck me as eye-rollingly clunky. (Like why, if Kalix can barely read, is she so determined to keep a journal? And why do we have to try to read more than one of her clumsy attempts to write?) Luckily, the story gained momentum, an
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Jul 28, 2011
I'm very glad to have finished this. I'm pretty ambivalent about it as the story was good but the writing was dreadful.
Not only was it written in tabloid journalism style of very short sentences for the quasi-illiterate; it told us everything and showed nothing. It also employed that horrific device of explaing again with a "which means that ..." on a very regular basis, just in case we were too thick to get it the first time. I find that excruciatingly frustrating.
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Not only was it written in tabloid journalism style of very short sentences for the quasi-illiterate; it told us everything and showed nothing. It also employed that horrific device of explaing again with a "which means that ..." on a very regular basis, just in case we were too thick to get it the first time. I find that excruciatingly frustrating.
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Jan 17, 2012
Pythia
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O Millar è un genio, o il suo pusher ha roba davvero buona. Propendo per la prima alternativa, anche se visti i contenuti anche la seconda non sembra così improbabile.
La trama è avvincente proprio per la sua assurdità, una Londra invasa da lupi mannari con grossi problemi di identità: chi affoga i propri dispiaceri nel laudano, chi cerca di dimenticare la famiglia gettandosi nel mondo della moda, chi è talmente sballato da non ricordarsi nemmeno di essere un lupo mannaro. Sullo sfondo di un More...
La trama è avvincente proprio per la sua assurdità, una Londra invasa da lupi mannari con grossi problemi di identità: chi affoga i propri dispiaceri nel laudano, chi cerca di dimenticare la famiglia gettandosi nel mondo della moda, chi è talmente sballato da non ricordarsi nemmeno di essere un lupo mannaro. Sullo sfondo di un More...
Jul 27, 2011
Jenn
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A clan of Scottish werewolves is in turmoil because the leader was attacked by his 17-year-old daughter, Kalix (laudanam addicted and now banished), and died. Now who will lead? Eldest son Sarapen is more of a traditional werewolf and is assumed to be the favorite but younger Markus (with cross-dressing tendencies)is also vying for the leadership. Kalix has more troubles, as she is a teenager and angsty over her lost lover and seems to be ready to die - then she meets hapless and kind students
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May 26, 2008
Tashie
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This was a meh kind of read. I was expecting more when I got it. I don't think it was intended to be a book for a young adults but that was how the writing came off some of the time. The character development was interesting but the dialogue kind of made you cringe at times. In a who-the-hell-says-that? kind of way. And the ending was not kind exactly what I was expecting so that was refreshing. A good read by the pool with an en duble margarita.
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Jan 15, 2011
Matthew
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Happily stumbled across this urban fantasy at my library. I mainly picked it up because
#1 I have a fascination with werewolves
#2 The back of the book had a good byline from Neil Gaiman
The book title can be a little misleading. I picked it up thinking 17-year old Kalix would be the focus of the story; while she is certainly the impetus for a large portion of the action, the novel is really about an entire clan of Scottish werewolves and the fight for power betw More...
#1 I have a fascination with werewolves
#2 The back of the book had a good byline from Neil Gaiman
The book title can be a little misleading. I picked it up thinking 17-year old Kalix would be the focus of the story; while she is certainly the impetus for a large portion of the action, the novel is really about an entire clan of Scottish werewolves and the fight for power betw More...
Nov 17, 2010
Rosalia
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I read this book for the first time I don't even know how long ago and I really liked it. The Thane of the MacRicnnalch clan dies and a major war starts in the clan between the Thane's two sons Serapen and Markus. Traditionally Serapen would become Thane because he is the oldest but their mother believes that Markus is the best choice to keep the clan moving with humanity into the future. Kalix the youngest of the Thane's children was actually responsible for his death. She is on the run in
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Apr 25, 2010
Sally
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I'm very glad to have finished this. I'm pretty ambivalent about it as the story was good but the writing was dreadful.
Not only was it written in tabloid journalism style of very short sentences for the quasi-illiterate; it told us everything and showed nothing. It also employed that horrific device of explaing again with a "which means that ..." on a very regular basis, just in case we were too thick to get it the first time. I find that excruciatingly frustrating.
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Not only was it written in tabloid journalism style of very short sentences for the quasi-illiterate; it told us everything and showed nothing. It also employed that horrific device of explaing again with a "which means that ..." on a very regular basis, just in case we were too thick to get it the first time. I find that excruciatingly frustrating.
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Mar 18, 2011
Christine
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After stumbling upon this book from a local bookstore, I felt a little apprehensive. Its theme reminds me of the Twilight Series, which I heartily dislike; however..this book is extremely enjoyable. All of the characters, while supremely wrapped up in the fantasy world, also have their own problems and back-stories, which manages to give this fantasy tale a more realistic overtone. Many of the characters are unpleasant, even unlikable, but somehow you still find yourself caring what happens to t
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Jul 31, 2011
Jalisa
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"Yes, that’s a bit wordy. Yes, the book is on the longer side. Yes, it replies on a theatrical type of tone. But is it worth it? My God, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I’ve never read anything like this book. While there is a myriad of characters and subplots weaving back and forth amongst 700+ pages, you’re never lost. And you’re never bored. Martin Millar has a style that is devoid of complications–simple sentences, simple descriptions, simple dialogue. It all lends to the novel. Very, very well. It
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Aug 01, 2011
Noémie
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j'ai adore
C'est décidé je suis fan de Martin Millar !
Apres avoir lu les petites fées de New York, je m'étais dit que comme j'avais apprécié ce roman, je lirais surement les autres romans de cet auteur, j'ai choisi l'histoire de Kalix, vous me dirais encore une histoire sur les loups-garous qu'est-ce qu'il peut y avoir de plus ?
Eh bien de l'humour, des créatures surnaturelles mais qui bizarrement semblent plutôt très humaine, un clan de loup garous écossais aimant le whi More...
C'est décidé je suis fan de Martin Millar !
Apres avoir lu les petites fées de New York, je m'étais dit que comme j'avais apprécié ce roman, je lirais surement les autres romans de cet auteur, j'ai choisi l'histoire de Kalix, vous me dirais encore une histoire sur les loups-garous qu'est-ce qu'il peut y avoir de plus ?
Eh bien de l'humour, des créatures surnaturelles mais qui bizarrement semblent plutôt très humaine, un clan de loup garous écossais aimant le whi More...
Jul 27, 2009
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