Sounds fantastic! Has anyone read it or plan on reading it? Let us know what you think. It’s also to Barlow’s credit that the touching moments between the woman and Anthony work as powerfully as the most graphic violence in the story. Some readers might be initially intimidated by Barlow’s free-verse poetry, but, after a page, they will be swept into the rhythm. Other subplots include a detective’s investigations into werewolf-related murders and a comic bridge tournament that might have ties to the LA drug trade. Meanwhile, Lark suspects that competing packs of lycanthropes are after his power and he prepares for a massive, citywide conflict. It won the 2009 Alex Award and is the Horror entry on the 2009 Best Adult Genre Fiction Reading List. A kooky combo of grit, goofiness, and gusto. Each dog marks a section of our lives, and in the end, we feed them to the dark, burying them there while we carry on. Her growing relationship with Anthony causes her to regret the wild choices of her past and seek out a new life. Sharp Teeth is a 2007 novel in free verse by American writer Toby Barlow. Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow available in Hardcover on, also read synopsis and reviews. At the center of the story is Anthony Silvo, a self-professed loner and dogcatcher who falls in love with a mysterious woman she leads a second life as a werewolf and works for Lark, the leader of the most dangerous werewolf pack on the streets. Lycanthropes hire themselves out as hit men and pushers, both driving and feeding off the criminal world. Ruled by competing packs of werewolves, the seedy underside of LA is far stranger than anyone ever imagined. Check out the book description…īarlow’s debut novel innovatively mixes horror, noir, and epic poetry, creating a uniquely thrilling read. It seems like the perfect book for those that love werewolves, a chilling horror story and poetry. It turns out it has gotten fantastic reviews from most everyone that has read it. On my last trip to heaven, aka the book store, I came across the book Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow and after giving it a look thought “Wow! A werewolf horror novel written in poetic verse! Why the hell haven’t I heard of this book until now?” So once I got home I had to research the book.

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