The Gaslight Dogs (Middle Light, #1) in Beyond Reality

Jul 15, 2010 Stefan rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

My updated review/article about this novel is now up at Tor.com and my own site, http://farbeyondreality.com:

http://farbeyondreality.com/2013/11/0... ...more

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May 20, 2010 Sandra rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, ebook

Whew! What a book! I loved it, although it took me a little while to orient myself in this strange world. All right, there are references to different races, the Boots - representing Caucasians, and the Aniw, obviously related to Inuit. Other than that, the world is very strange indeed. But it soon became tangled in my psyche and I found myself being horrified, saddened, frustrated, maddened, and frightened. The writing is beautiful. The author uses words like an artist -- to wit: The rage at th ...more

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Jul 27, 2010 Sandi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, e-books

I really don't know what to say about The Gaslight Dogs. I read a lot of books in a wide variety of genres/styles. I have never read anything like this book. I don't think I ever found the terror that I should have felt. The scenes that should have frightened me just broke my heart. The one thing the author never does is give everything away. Even though the book seems to have a definitive ending, by the end, there are still many unanswered questions. I am looking forward to reading the next ins ...more

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Apr 25, 2010 Shel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: print-owned, read-in-2010, fantasy, beyond-reality-discussions, steampunk

Wonderfully original and beautifully done! I have never read anything by Lowachee before now, but will definitely be seeking out her other books.

I've always been fascinated by the Arctic and so when I heard about this book I absolutely had to have it. The two POV characters are fully realized, and the occasional use of present tense in certain segments of the book is perfect.

The ending was a shocker and a cliffhanger and yet now that I've thought about it, it feels like it couldn't have ended a ...more

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Oct 26, 2010 Megan rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Didn't quite hang together for me, despite the unique setting reminiscent of native Inuit lands, and the interesting "primitive" system of magic. Occasionally the language was overly baroque and there was an awkward simile (the "pay attention to me I'm a pretty turn of phrase" thing jarred me out of the story a couple of times), and I found the story and especially the ending unsatisfying. The characters just didn't have enough depth for me. I would not rule out giving this author another try, b ...more

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Jan 01, 2011 Shanshad Whelan rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, historical-fiction

I'm debating between four and three stars on this. I really liked the unusual angle of the story and the general fresh feel of the fantasy environment. However the story is also very dark, and the author keeps us at a bit of a remove from our characters--we don't really get into their minds and hearts much and watch them from the outside.

I feel like the ending was extremely sudden and wonder if this is the first in a series? Whether it is or not, the ending just sort of dropped off under me leav ...more

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Aug 01, 2010 Marty rated it it was ok

Dark story of people who have connected spirits (Dogs) that are not quite them. Elements of frontier life/culture conflict. not really resolved which is somewhat a pet peeve of mine.

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