Comments on things mean a lot: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton

WOW, how did I miss this last year?! It sounds pe...

2011-10-27T23:53:31.400+01:00

WOW, how did I miss this last year?! It sounds perfect to me! Straight onto the wish list it goes.

I'm so far behind in your reviews, Nymeth! I ...

2011-02-03T00:19:34.635Z

I'm so far behind in your reviews, Nymeth! I just saw that you read this, and I am so happy you enjoyed it so much!! yaaaay! It was a very enjoyable book to read, so delightful. :-)

I finally got around to reading this one, thanks t...

2010-10-17T19:34:39.004+01:00

I finally got around to reading this one, thanks to your recommendation and enjoyed it hugely.

Must keep an eye our for more books by Walton now.

Yay, I knew you'd like it! It made me want to...

2010-09-03T05:17:03.836+01:00

Yay, I knew you'd like it!

It made me want to read Trollope, too, but I'm also a little stumped as to where to start. I'm glad Clare linked to Walton's suggestion post; I'm going to comb through it.

Now, this is a special one. I will have to check t...

2010-08-22T15:22:17.286+01:00

Now, this is a special one. I will have to check this out because I've not come across something like this. Thanks for once again bringing this to our attention.

I'm sorry I haven't been visiting for so long. I finally am able to make it and I'm so glad because I never fail to find interesting reads from your blog.

I'd never heard of this one, but I'm duly ...

2010-08-21T01:42:20.530+01:00

I'd never heard of this one, but I'm duly intrigued! Will add it to the list of books to hunt down :)

I haven't read any Trollope either *for shame*. My experience only extends to a couple of BBC series, but the Barchester stories seem like a good start.

Fence: I think you'd really enjoy it! Celi.a:...

2010-08-20T09:01:02.778+01:00

Fence: I think you'd really enjoy it!

Celi.a: Not quite Austen, but certainly Austen-y. Enjoy :P

Iliana: Now I kind of wish I hadn't mentioned it at all, as I see it put some of you off :P It really isn't *about* dragons, I promise.

Gavin: It was a wonderful intro for me :)

Lenore: It's only about dragons in the same sense that Animal Farm is about pigs :P

Veens: Thank you! I'm glad I made you get over that initial "What?" :P

Vasilly: I think the first time I heard of it was at Fyrefly's blog.

Sandy: lol - that's because their being dragons is really really not that important. I know it sounds impossible, but it isn't :P Anyway, I do appreciate the trust, and I hope you'll enjoy this when you get to it!

Staci: Mission accomplished, then :P

Fyrefly: Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention!

Alex: As I was telling Lenore, it's like Animal Farms and pigs - the story is not really *about* them, even if all the characters are pigs :P

Josh Healy: I seldom do giveaways so I don't think including me is worth your time.

Rhinoa: I'm sure you'd enjoy this!

Terri B: I know - story of my life :P

Jeanne: Naomi Novki's books do sound different, especially because they're about dragons living alongside humans and this is about a society made exclusively of dragons. But I still really want to read Novik :P

Marg: I think you would!

Emily Jane: I can see why, but it loses its ridiculousness rather quickly once you start reading :P

Melody: I'm not sure if I'd say this revol...

2010-08-20T08:58:00.939+01:00

Melody: I'm not sure if I'd say this revolves around dragons - it's hard to explain, but you'll see if you read it :P

Nicole: You'll forget they're even dragons, promise!

Ladytink: I'm sneaky like that :P

Debi: Well, I'm glad you don't secretly hate me for it or anything :P

Clare: I loved that too! She must have had a lot of fun thinking up ways of making all those social realities literally true. And thank you for that link! I think I'll follow her advice on Trollope.

Amy: It doesn't really matter that they're dragons, promise!

Amanda: I know it sounds that way, but it's not that strange, really :P

Stephanie: Yes, isn't it? It's probably my favourite type of fantasy too.

Jenny: Oooh, I've read wonderful things about Farthing in particular. I look forward to hearing what you think of them.

Zibilee: You're welcome! I hope she enjoys it - and convinces you to read it :P

Kathy: Yeah, a lot of people feel that way. These names may be strange, but at least they're pronounceable :P

Steph: It's not quite Victorian England, more like a parallel world with the same sort of social arrangements. I know it sounds strange, but it really, really works. I'm glad I made you at least consider it!

Emidy: I actually think that no matter what an author writers about - people, elves, rabbits, aliens, mice, hobbits, dragons, dogs, etc - we have no way of NOT making it about humans. We can't really see outside ourselves to that extent, I don't think.

Lightheaded: I hope you'll enjoy it! And I think you will :)

She: I know! It's a story that's vaguely familiar to anyone who likes Austen, Heyer or Trollope, and yet she makes it new.

The idea of Victorian dragons makes me giggle.

2010-08-19T17:13:49.520+01:00

The idea of Victorian dragons makes me giggle.

I don't recall having heard about this before,...

2010-08-19T04:14:09.350+01:00

I don't recall having heard about this before, but it does sound like something I would really love to read!

Thanks for the review.

This sounds really different, even from Naomi Novi...

2010-08-19T00:33:37.810+01:00

This sounds really different, even from Naomi Novik's Napoleonic dragon books. I'm sold!

I too like Victorian literature, but haven't r...

2010-08-18T23:32:47.835+01:00

I too like Victorian literature, but haven't read Trollope. I have some laying around the house here somewhere though! I just want to read too many things and this means there are some books that I really should have read already that just keep getting bumped for whatever has lately caught my interest. I've heard about this book now from you and Memory. It's on my list of things to read :o)

You had me at Dragons!

2010-08-18T22:54:05.566+01:00

You had me at Dragons!

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2010-08-18T16:57:02.192+01:00

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You had me with the first sentence and I was alrea...

2010-08-18T16:09:11.513+01:00

You had me with the first sentence and I was already opening my wishlist but… dragons? Really? I’m still not sure about that…

Hooray for Tooth and Claw! I'm so glad...

2010-08-18T13:32:12.584+01:00

Hooray for Tooth and Claw! I'm so glad you liked this (although I knew that you would)! You do a really nice job describing why this book is so charming, and how Walton manages to fit dragons into Victorian conventions so naturally.

One of my friends has this Tooth and Claw book. Sh...

2010-08-18T10:35:30.559+01:00

One of my friends has this Tooth and Claw book. She told me that I must read it. That is why I am looking for review about this book. Thank god that I found it in your blog. Now I am so interested to read that book.

This one sounds absolutely fascinating to me! So m...

2010-08-18T02:26:02.660+01:00

This one sounds absolutely fascinating to me! So much so that I'm going to track down a copy right now!

I would be sitting here scratching my head, except...

2010-08-18T01:45:55.717+01:00

I would be sitting here scratching my head, except for the reason that 1) I trust you and 2) I have had this book on my list to read forever because of a review I read years before I started blogging. For some reason, when I read the review, I really have no recollection that it had anything to do with dragons...

This sounds like a great book! I think I need to g...

2010-08-18T01:17:46.780+01:00

This sounds like a great book! I think I need to give it a try. How did you find out about this book?

When u mentioned dragons... i was like...what?! Gr...

2010-08-18T01:07:05.742+01:00

When u mentioned dragons... i was like...what?!
Great review! I would definitely give this a try.

Not sure I can really get behind a dragon love sto...

2010-08-17T23:03:49.853+01:00

Not sure I can really get behind a dragon love story. Hmmmm....

I've been meaning to read Walton. It sounds li...

2010-08-17T21:21:29.317+01:00

I've been meaning to read Walton. It sounds like this is the one I should start with!

Sneaky... I love that you didn't mention the d...

2010-08-17T21:07:25.095+01:00

Sneaky... I love that you didn't mention the dragons until a bit later in the review :)

I don't know if this book is really for me. I think it's one of those I really have to be in the mood for or otherwise I just won't like. I mean, I buy into vampires, werewolves and ghosts so why not dragons right? I'll think about this one!

VERY interesting. Austen with dragons? I'm i...

2010-08-17T20:26:48.975+01:00

VERY interesting. Austen with dragons? I'm in! Great review.