Ever since his father's arrest for the murder of Little Red Riding Hood, teen wolf Henry Whelp has kept a low profile in a Home for Wayward Wolves ...
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Apr 20, 2011
Janina
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Starting this book, I was expecting some kind of werewolf story with a few fairytale elements thrown in. It turned out that I was way wrong …
Meet Henry. He is a wolf. Yes, a wolf. Without the were. Following some stone-throwing incident (and due to his father's bad reputation as the murderer of Little Red Riding Hood), he ends up at The St. Remus Home for Wayward Youth.
After the unexpected death of one of his only confidants there, and after finding letters from his father that ha More...
Meet Henry. He is a wolf. Yes, a wolf. Without the were. Following some stone-throwing incident (and due to his father's bad reputation as the murderer of Little Red Riding Hood), he ends up at The St. Remus Home for Wayward Youth.
After the unexpected death of one of his only confidants there, and after finding letters from his father that ha More...
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Oct 18, 2010
Arlene
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Rating clarification: 2.5 Stars
My lower rating is no reflection of the quality of the book; it’s actually written quite well and the possibilities are there for the making of a creative story. I think… simply put… it just wasn’t for me. Maybe too young for my taste? Possibly a level of bizarre I couldn’t quite grasp?? Not sure.
Overall, the premise is unique but definitely outlandish and as I said before.. very bizarre. The main character Henry Whelp is likeable and enga More...
My lower rating is no reflection of the quality of the book; it’s actually written quite well and the possibilities are there for the making of a creative story. I think… simply put… it just wasn’t for me. Maybe too young for my taste? Possibly a level of bizarre I couldn’t quite grasp?? Not sure.
Overall, the premise is unique but definitely outlandish and as I said before.. very bizarre. The main character Henry Whelp is likeable and enga More...
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Oct 23, 2010
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I feel so bad about giving up, because "Dust City" is really easy to read and I would leaf through the remaining hundred pages in a blink. But I am too lazy to invest the time, because I know it will not chance my opinion - or my life, or even my day. It's too late for that after two thirds.
As we all had the same difficulties with the visuals: I imagined the evolved-towards-human-standards-intelligence animalia dystopian-fairytale-retelling-setting to be a nightmare-turned More...
As we all had the same difficulties with the visuals: I imagined the evolved-towards-human-standards-intelligence animalia dystopian-fairytale-retelling-setting to be a nightmare-turned More...
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Oct 24, 2010
Kim
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I decided to give up on this book and base my rating on the story so far. It's not that I don't like it, but my current mood really can't take much more of this. It doesn't feel right to quit, but it doesn't feel right to read it either. So I'll probably pick it up again later, when I'm in a more positive state of mind.
Apologies to my Street Corner Friends.
Apologies to my Street Corner Friends.
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Oct 19, 2010
~Tina~
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(3.5 Stars)
Henry Whelp is the son of the Big Bad Wolf, who killed Little Red and her grandma and is in prison for his crime. Only, Henry finds out that his father might not have been in his right mind when he did it and it's up to Henry to find the real fairies and stop a sinister dwarf gangster named Skinner. With the help of his thieving best friend Jack and a wolf named Fiona, Henry will finally get the answers he needs or be destined to be the Big Bad Wolf, himself.
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Henry Whelp is the son of the Big Bad Wolf, who killed Little Red and her grandma and is in prison for his crime. Only, Henry finds out that his father might not have been in his right mind when he did it and it's up to Henry to find the real fairies and stop a sinister dwarf gangster named Skinner. With the help of his thieving best friend Jack and a wolf named Fiona, Henry will finally get the answers he needs or be destined to be the Big Bad Wolf, himself.
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May 25, 2011
Krys
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Dust City by Robert Paul Weston was about what I expected, and yet nothing what I anticipated. It's a weird conglomeration of Pulp Mystery, Fairy Tale, and Werewolf tale. It reminds me a touch of Sin City... if Sin City were being told about adolescent boys... in a Grimm's Fairy Tale. It's weird, and good, but it's not perfect.
Henry Whelp lives in St. Remus, a home for wayward boys. Years ago his Father went mad and killed Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother. Henry fears he will be j More...
Henry Whelp lives in St. Remus, a home for wayward boys. Years ago his Father went mad and killed Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother. Henry fears he will be j More...
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Feb 07, 2012
Ever since his father’s arrest for the double murder of Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, everyone has assumed that Henry Whelp has crime in his blood. For years Henry has lived in a Home for Wayward Wolves on the outskirts of Dust City — a gritty metropolis known for its black-market, mind-altering dust. When a murder at the home forces Henry to escape, he begins to suspect that his father may have been framed. With the help of a daring she-wolf named Fiona, Henry travels into the dar
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Feb 22, 2012
Arthur
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Reading Level: Grades 7+
In this futuristic post-fairies fairy tale world, companies mine fairy dust residue in the earth from long-ago magic to sell as minor first aid remedies. Henry seems to be the only citizen unwilling to use this somewhat makeshift fairy dust, as his mother was killed in an accident involving a truckload of the stuff.
Our main character Henry’s father is the Big Bad Wolf, and when Henry has one little teenage slipup (a broken window), he is sent to th More...
In this futuristic post-fairies fairy tale world, companies mine fairy dust residue in the earth from long-ago magic to sell as minor first aid remedies. Henry seems to be the only citizen unwilling to use this somewhat makeshift fairy dust, as his mother was killed in an accident involving a truckload of the stuff.
Our main character Henry’s father is the Big Bad Wolf, and when Henry has one little teenage slipup (a broken window), he is sent to th More...
Feb 18, 2012
Reading
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I liked this book so much more than I anticipated! It's YA based on fairy tale characters, and I had a bad experience with that once; I had to put Beastly aside after about 40 pages because just couldn't get into it. Dust City was much more readable, and after a while, I got past the fact that the characters are the same ones from the fairy tales, and just enjoyed the great story More...
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I liked this book so much more than I anticipated! It's YA based on fairy tale characters, and I had a bad experience with that once; I had to put Beastly aside after about 40 pages because just couldn't get into it. Dust City was much more readable, and after a while, I got past the fact that the characters are the same ones from the fairy tales, and just enjoyed the great story More...
Jun 25, 2011
Annie
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Dust City was not my favorite fairy tale retelling, not by a long shot. I’d much rather had reread any of Alex Flinn’s books. But, the book wasn’t horrible. It was simply okay. There were a few scenes and chapters that I really enjoyed but they weren’t enough for me to really like this book.
In the world of Dust City, fairydust is a drug. It can do anything, from a concussion to raising the dead. Everyone uses it and it’s very addicting. But the fairies aren’t the ones with the dust. More...
In the world of Dust City, fairydust is a drug. It can do anything, from a concussion to raising the dead. Everyone uses it and it’s very addicting. But the fairies aren’t the ones with the dust. More...
Jun 12, 2011
ηicolε
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If you know anything about me, you’d know that I’m not a huge fan of the Young Adult fiction of this generation. To be honest, most of it’s trash. That truth (I barely find it to be an opinion) is what made me sceptic about reading Dust City. I have to say that compared to the rest of the YA genre written in the past decade, this book was unbelievable. And I mean that in the best connotation of the wor More...
If you know anything about me, you’d know that I’m not a huge fan of the Young Adult fiction of this generation. To be honest, most of it’s trash. That truth (I barely find it to be an opinion) is what made me sceptic about reading Dust City. I have to say that compared to the rest of the YA genre written in the past decade, this book was unbelievable. And I mean that in the best connotation of the wor More...
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Jun 08, 2011
April (CSI:Librarian)
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(Originally posted @ CSI:Librarian.)
This book is absolutely magic, full of dark fairy tales and really fascinating characters that put the grim in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. The skill with which Weston writes was exhilarating and I had a very hard time putting this book down. I refuse to give this awesome plot away, but here are some of the many reasons why I had to give Dust City 5 stars.
The real power of this story comes from Henry being so likeable and relatable. Yes his pro More...
This book is absolutely magic, full of dark fairy tales and really fascinating characters that put the grim in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. The skill with which Weston writes was exhilarating and I had a very hard time putting this book down. I refuse to give this awesome plot away, but here are some of the many reasons why I had to give Dust City 5 stars.
The real power of this story comes from Henry being so likeable and relatable. Yes his pro More...
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Feb 14, 2011
Lesley
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There are a lot of fairytale retellings out there, but none like this one. Even without the fairytale elements, it would have been a great story: noir-ish-type mystery with lots of action, danger, and suspense, plus a compelling coming-of-age story for the main character who is dealing with grieving for his mother, resenting his father for getting sent to prison, and surviving his own stint in juvie. But then add in the fact that he's a wolf--not a werewolf, but an anthropomorphized wolf with op
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Feb 11, 2011
Vinaya
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Once upon a time, there lived a much-reviled fairy tale character.
He was reputed to be mean and nasty, but really, he was just a Big Ole Softie!
With the help of some kooky friends...
... he managed to find true love,
...save a kingdom
and Live happily ever after!
(I know the pictures are unnecessary, but it's SHREK!)
... Shrek is everything Dust City is not. Funny, adorab More...
He was reputed to be mean and nasty, but really, he was just a Big Ole Softie!
With the help of some kooky friends...
... he managed to find true love,
...save a kingdom
and Live happily ever after!
(I know the pictures are unnecessary, but it's SHREK!)
... Shrek is everything Dust City is not. Funny, adorab More...
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Jan 25, 2011
A Canadian Girl
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For fans of fairytales, Dust City by Robert Paul Weston is a highly creative story that’s full of mystery and suspense. From the dream Henry has involving Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother to Henry finding out why the fairies abandoned them, the dark atmosphere suffused throughout the novel made Dust City an enjoyable read.
I also really liked how Weston made fairydust a drug that people crave because it can help you achieve your destiny. However, it be More...
I also really liked how Weston made fairydust a drug that people crave because it can help you achieve your destiny. However, it be More...
Nov 28, 2010
Lit Fest
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Dust City
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Robert Paul Weston
I would have picked up Dust City by Robert Paul Weston on my own if I had seen it on the shelf at a bookstore. Modern, gritty next-generation re-imagining of the Grimm fairytale world? Yes, please, and seconds while you're at it. It's like someone wrote a book for me.
Henry Whelp, son of Little Red Riding Hood's big bad wolf (who is currently doing time in prison for the infamous double homicide), has been bounced around the foster More...
Oct 25, 2010
Nicola
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Reason for Reading: I'm a big fan of books with fairy tale characters in a modern setting.
The publisher's summary had me believing that this fantasy was going to be some sort of mystery adventure as the son of the big bad wolf tried to prove his innocence. I was not prepared for the gritty, urban fantasy world that I was about to enter! This is a dark, harsh world that imagines what would have happened if Grimm's medieval fairy tale characters had evolved into bi-pedal, speaking crea More...
The publisher's summary had me believing that this fantasy was going to be some sort of mystery adventure as the son of the big bad wolf tried to prove his innocence. I was not prepared for the gritty, urban fantasy world that I was about to enter! This is a dark, harsh world that imagines what would have happened if Grimm's medieval fairy tale characters had evolved into bi-pedal, speaking crea More...
Sep 15, 2010
Pamela
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http://www.examiner.com/young-adult-fict...
Body of review: Dust City is what you might get if you put Homer, the Brothers Grimm and Elmore Leonard in a room together and had them co-author a novel.
This is the tale of a teenager who is all-too-human, even though he is a wolf. The setting is a world where differences in the inhabitants are marked not by the color of one's skin, or the language one speaks, but by the type of fur one has and the n More...
Jun 01, 2011
Sharon
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Dust City by Robert Paul Weston is a young adult novel that is both a fractured fairy tale and a work of noir fiction. The story takes place in the world of fairy tale creatures, including animals that have evolved and become anthropomorphized, long after the fairies have disappeared. The action in this story revolves around the big, bad wolf’s son Henry who is living in a juvenile detention center for a reasonably small offense. The big, bad wolf in in prison for killing a girl and her grandmo
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Nov 16, 2010
Tiger Holland (All-Consuming Books)
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Henry Whelp lives in the St. Remus Home for Wayward Youth, a sort of cathedral/bunker combo surrounded by a razor-wire fence. He's been locked up for breaking a window, but he's really being kept under surveillance because his father is in jail for homicide, and he's expected to follow in his dad's footsteps. The City is a dark and gritty place, devoid of the beautiful old-world magic that the fairies provided before they abandoned their floating town of Eden. Now, pharmaceutical companies capit
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Nov 29, 2010
Anne
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There's no doubt that "Dust City" is a work of a fertile imagination. Take the world of fairytales, cross pollinate with a Dashiel Hammett or Philip Chandler hero, and set it in a dystopian metropolis (Dust City) sometime in the near future and you've created a rather unique piece of YA fiction. The premise is that the Big Bad Wolf has been locked up for the double murder of Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother. Although he's admitted to the crime, there may be extenuating circumstance
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Jul 25, 2011
Anila
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Eh, I really don't care one way or another. It wasn't a waste of my time, but I don't think Weston is the Next Big Thing in the publishing business, and I've certainly read or watched more creative fairytale knockoffs. Set this one up to the beauty of Shannon Hale's work or the humor of Gail Carson Levine's or the sarcastic fun of Patricia C. Wrede's and it pales in comparison. There were some clever bits, and at times hints of a good command of language, but not enough to really intrigue me.
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Feb 21, 2011
Kyra
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This book was defiantly different from what I normally read. I found it kinda weird looking at everything from a wolves point of view, who thinks like a human. That is one question I have, what happened to the humans? I do not think they were mentioned once in the book. Also when there was a I guess make out scene, it left me wondering how in the world would they pull off kissing. It was a new experience seeing it as a wolf but it would have been better if they were humans.
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Jan 28, 2011
Katie M.
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When I was first handed this book I was so excited I had to open it up and start reading it right there in the middle of the library (granted, I only read a page, but the point still stands) because I was so enthusiastic about it. What is NOT to love about a book featuring the son of the very wolf that killed little red riding hood? About fairies that seemed to disappear out of the blue after years of creating happily ever afters? The answer is simple in theory, but as I went through the first 2
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Jan 25, 2012
Amanda
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A killer twist on fairy tales, which seems especially relevant due to the popularity of fairy tale stories, including ABC's Once Upon a Time and NBC's Grimm.
The story begins with Henry Whelp, son of the Big Bad Wolf, living in a juvenile detention center. In the here and now, wolves, ravens, frogs, and other animals have evolved into more of a human-esque creature, capable of speech, bipedal movement, etc. They view the animals we are familiar with as their savage ancestors.
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The story begins with Henry Whelp, son of the Big Bad Wolf, living in a juvenile detention center. In the here and now, wolves, ravens, frogs, and other animals have evolved into more of a human-esque creature, capable of speech, bipedal movement, etc. They view the animals we are familiar with as their savage ancestors.
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Oct 20, 2010
Patty
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My Review
Dust City
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Robert Paul Weston
Call me dense…yes…you can…but I had not a clue that this book was going to have actual fairy tale characters as its main characters. I was about an eighth of the way through when I realized that Cindy Rella was Cinderella and that the Detective White who had a horrible experience in her childhood with 7 miners…was Snow White. And so the story goes. It sounds as though the book would follow a comedic vein but it really More...
Dust City
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Robert Paul Weston
Call me dense…yes…you can…but I had not a clue that this book was going to have actual fairy tale characters as its main characters. I was about an eighth of the way through when I realized that Cindy Rella was Cinderella and that the Detective White who had a horrible experience in her childhood with 7 miners…was Snow White. And so the story goes. It sounds as though the book would follow a comedic vein but it really More...
Oct 10, 2011
Cristy
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DUST CITY was an enjoyable enough story; not what I expected, not my favorite, but an ok read in the end. Basically it’s a deeper look into the world of fairytale land and where the characters stories continued after the “Happily Ever After” end.
The biggest let down for me, was that I struggled to really connect with any of the characters. Yes, the lead Henry is an endearing sort, but the connection doesn’t go much further then that surface likableness, which made me less then on th More...
The biggest let down for me, was that I struggled to really connect with any of the characters. Yes, the lead Henry is an endearing sort, but the connection doesn’t go much further then that surface likableness, which made me less then on th More...
Feb 19, 2011
Karen
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A dark and twisted version of the fairy tale, told from the point of view of the Big Bad Wolf's teenage son, Henry Whelp. Henry's been in the orphan home (think juvie for fairytale animal offspring), while Dad's been in prison for murdering little Red and Grandma. But as usual, there's more to the story than that... The city used to be visited by fairies, whose magical dust would allow you to achieve your destiny (good or bad). But the fairies disappeared suddenly, and now there's a gangster
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Aug 08, 2010
JG (The Introverted Reader)
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What if the Big Bad Wolf was framed?
That's all the synopsis I want to give, but I'll give you more.
Henry Whelp is a good wolf. He's never gotten into any trouble. Nevertheless, he finds himself in juvie after he breaks a truck window. His father is the Big Bad Wolf of Little Red Riding Hood fame, and everyone is just waiting for Henry to go bad. Henry eventually finds out that his father believes he was framed. See, George was working for Dust City's version of the m More...
That's all the synopsis I want to give, but I'll give you more.
Henry Whelp is a good wolf. He's never gotten into any trouble. Nevertheless, he finds himself in juvie after he breaks a truck window. His father is the Big Bad Wolf of Little Red Riding Hood fame, and everyone is just waiting for Henry to go bad. Henry eventually finds out that his father believes he was framed. See, George was working for Dust City's version of the m More...
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Jul 29, 2010
Joni
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This is one of those books that are constantly on your mind, long after you have marked your page and closed it. The world created was so believable that I almost forgot that it doesn't exist. It's hard to call it is a fantasy book, because fantasy implies that a kind of dream, and in Dust City there is nothing dreamy about it. The subject of fairy dust, talking animals, and a mobster dwarf are written about so convincingly that it is hard to believe it is not real.
I loved Henry from the be More...
I loved Henry from the be More...
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