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Inanimate Objects
by
Kendra L. Saunders (Goodreads Author)
Inanimate Objects is a dark and glittering novel of artists and magicians, muses and immortals. At the heart of the story is Leonidas Bondi, a charismatic young artist who falls under the watchful gaze of Matilda August. Matilda has been a patron to the stars for hundreds of years, but this fickle muse is more than a little taken with her new protege, blurring her own line...more
Paperback, 228 pages
Published
August 1st 2011
by Invincible Starlight Publishing
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This has been on my reading pile for a while. I bought it because I like the author, as a person, and hoped that her writing was as interesting and she was.
Inanimate Objects begins as a series of seemingly unrelated vignettes. When I picked the book up to read, I was hoping for a story. I probably would have sent it back to my “to be read” pile 30 or pages in, but each little scenario was well written and captivating, even if I couldn't see any connection between them.
I am glad I hung in. The...more
Inanimate Objects begins as a series of seemingly unrelated vignettes. When I picked the book up to read, I was hoping for a story. I probably would have sent it back to my “to be read” pile 30 or pages in, but each little scenario was well written and captivating, even if I couldn't see any connection between them.
I am glad I hung in. The...more
Leonidas is an up-coming new artist; outrageous, flamboyant, stylish and edgy. With a unique style and incredible talent – he has caught the eyes of many, especially Matilda. Lady Matilda August, an immortal muse who has had centuries of training, moulding and controlling artistic talent, bringing out the very best in artists and ensuring they will be remembered for generations to come. She is fantastic, larger than life with connections around the world and the power and the influence to take L...more
Elisha is my favorite character. He's so vengeful and he really doesn't care about much of anything. He hates anything to do with the arts, because of his mother. He also has his own agenda as he tries to avenge a wrong doing against him. Plus to earn his way into his parents' house, he snogs one of the hand maidens. Kissing makes for some awesome characters.
A character who also kisses a lot is Leo, he is my second favorite character. Being an artist paraded around by Matilda August as her new...more
A character who also kisses a lot is Leo, he is my second favorite character. Being an artist paraded around by Matilda August as her new...more
In the interest of full disclosure, I actually know Kendra personally.
Now that my disclosure is out of the way... This book was PHE-NOM. Like seriously. I stayed up until the middle of the night to finish it because I could not put it down. I haven't done that since... well actually I can't remember the last time I did that. There were characters I loved, characters I hated, and characters that I wanted to write slash fiction about. I am currently hounding Kendra to write more anything, because...more
Now that my disclosure is out of the way... This book was PHE-NOM. Like seriously. I stayed up until the middle of the night to finish it because I could not put it down. I haven't done that since... well actually I can't remember the last time I did that. There were characters I loved, characters I hated, and characters that I wanted to write slash fiction about. I am currently hounding Kendra to write more anything, because...more
Now firstly I want to say that yes my name is the same as the authors and no I am not the author, although I seriously wish I was. I have spoken to the author a few times through facebook and she is a beautiful, down to earth person. So naturally when I heard that she had finished writing her novel I wanted to read it and I am sure glad that I did.
Inanimate Objects is written in such an unusual and unique way that it took me a few chapters to fall into the groove of the story, but once I did I w...more
Inanimate Objects is written in such an unusual and unique way that it took me a few chapters to fall into the groove of the story, but once I did I w...more
I was intrigued by Saunders' reconstruction of the fantasy genre. Inanimate Objects is a darkly radiant novel which pursues the world of Matilda August; a world littered with Matilda's jilted muses, and a boy who is everything she craves.
Between interludes and musings, Saunders' weaves a dangerously delicious story that entices readers into turning the pages faster and faster, until there are no pages left to turn. Full of magic, jealousy and glittering spectacle, this novel is time and time aga...more
Between interludes and musings, Saunders' weaves a dangerously delicious story that entices readers into turning the pages faster and faster, until there are no pages left to turn. Full of magic, jealousy and glittering spectacle, this novel is time and time aga...more
Terrific read - I blame the author, Kendra Saunders, for too many late nights desperate to finish this. The book has such complex characters that I found myself rooting for all of them, even the "bad guys." Kendra Saunders has written a masterful story, part fantasy, part contemporary, that defies putting into a genre. It's just a darn good story. I especially enjoyed the character, Elisha. Bravo to Kendra Saunders!
Inanimate Objects was a creative ensemble of stories using different points of view. While I read this book, I got lost in the dark, disjointed story that took place. This was very different than other stuff I have read.
It took me a little while to get used to the style of writing and switching back and forth between stories and points of view, but once I got used to it, everything fit together really well. I really liked how different the feel of the book was compared to other things I have rea...more
It took me a little while to get used to the style of writing and switching back and forth between stories and points of view, but once I got used to it, everything fit together really well. I really liked how different the feel of the book was compared to other things I have rea...more
This book was pretty interesting. The characters were well-thought up, and the story line was unlike anything I have ever read before. The story was written in a way that kept me completely unsure what was going on, and I liked it a lot!
Well, for kicks I'm adding this book because... I wrote it!
Brilliant! They style reminds me of Neil Gaiman. I absolutely loved the world Saunders created.
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Kendra L. Saunders is the author of the magic realism novel Inanimate Objects and the dark comedy Death and Mr. Right. She has been published in Snakeskin Magazine, Premier Bride Magazine and has conducted interviews with NYT Bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout, goth rocker Aurelio Voltaire and fashion designers Dmitry Sholokhov and Fabio Costa for Steampunk Magazine, The New England Horror...more
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“None of us have a real name, Leonidas, just names we like and names people give us.”
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“There’d been blood in his eyes and Johnny was dying, but it was the most beautiful and frozen dawn Elisha had ever seen. He’d laid on the ground and stared through red stains at a bloody sun and bloody clouds and night’s last death whisper. Even the blind remember a dawn like that.”
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