An ancient race of lycanthropes has survived to the present day, and its numbers are growing. Bent on dominance, rival factions are initiating the down-and-out of L.A. into their ranks. Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kindhearted, lovesick dogcatcher, and the object of his affection: a female werewolf who has abandoned her pack. (Cover and synopsis from Goodreads)

Sharp Teeth was my book club’s July selection, and for some reason I didn’t write down a lot of notes.  Well, I take that back.  I wrote down a lot, but the vast majority of my notes were just quotes that I really liked.  So I’ve decided to do a mini review of this one, just stating some of my notes and listing a few of those quotes I loved.

My Notes…

• I’m pretty sure this is the first novel I’ve ever read in free verse.  At first, I was a little confused and I thought I was missing things, simply because of the writing style.  So I had to go back and reread a lot at the beginning.  But after a while I got used to it, and I actually enjoyed the writing style quite a bit!
• I did end up getting confused a bit throughout the book, because there are a lot of characters, and because the POV switches in the middle of chapters sometimes.  One publication of the book has a list of the characters, which would have been helpful, but my copy didn’t include that.
• There was a nice twist near the end that, for some reason, I didn’t see coming, although looking back it seems completely obvious.  But I really enjoyed the twist nonetheless!
• This book really reminded me of Fight Club at times.
• Two of the characters in this book, Venable and Goyo, reminded me of Mr. O’Hare and one of his henchmen from The Lorax.  Maybe I watch too many cartoons.  

Disclaimer:  I borrowed a copy of this book from my library.  I was in no way compensated for this review.