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Date Posted: 16:22:23 08/05/05 Fri
Author: Syl
Subject: Sunshine

I love vampires and weres!!! This is a good one sent in by Laura E. Thanks, lass!




TITLE: Sunshine

AUTHOR: Robin McKinley

GENRE: Fantasy


Anyone who has read Robin McKinley’s books about Damar knows she is a master at creating settings and characters that feel real in all the details. In “Sunshine”, she uses this talent to make the concept of vampires and weres at the local diner seem like everyday events that take place in our everyday world, but with a twist.

The main character, Sunshine Blaise, barely made it through high school and works as the baker at a local restaurant. She has annoying younger brothers, a biker boyfriend, and a touchy relationship with her mother.

Feeling the need for some space, she takes a drive out to the lake, and just happens to be kidnapped by a gang of vampires.

McKinley’s “voice” in this book is very different from her previous light, fairy-tale formality.

Instead, the main character is just chatting to the reader about a couple of extraordinarily bad days she had, using slang terms that are new but immediately recognizable. Familiar place names are mixed with unfamiliar, and the humans we’re used to are sometimes just a little more than meets the eye.

The reality and the fantasy are blended so smoothly that the story will draw you in even if vampires aren’t a topic you’d normally choose, and the characters are funny and smart, sexy and real.

The first chapter of “Sunshine” is available in an excerpt at robinmckinley.com.

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[> Thanks LauraE, sounds like a good book to post about on the FFF board too. -- Margy, 07:30:49 08/06/05 Sat


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[> Thanks for the review LauraE! -- Judie, 09:42:29 08/06/05 Sat


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[> Thanks Laura E, I'm not into vampires but I think I'll give this a shot. Thanks Syl for keeping this board going. -- Noelle, 10:26:16 08/06/05 Sat


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[> Sounds interesting, LauraE. I'll check it out -- Caitlin, 17:26:49 08/06/05 Sat


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[> She's a baker? With a biker boyfriend? Are these like, redneck, white socks & blue ribbon blood vampires? -- beccabee, 19:30:39 08/06/05 Sat


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[> I can't do scary, but bakers and bikers....this might be possible even for me! Thanks! -- Nancy V, 05:36:21 08/07/05 Sun


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[> I loved "Sunshine", but it seems to be (from what I've read, as I haven't actually met anyone in RL who's read it) a book that either you love or hate, even (especially?) those who are McKinley fans. It has the same sort of feel as a McKinley book, I think, but it's definitely a departure from her previous books (all of which I also highly recommend, if you do or don't like "Sunshine" *g*). -- Erica, 16:32:06 08/07/05 Sun


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[> I liked this one alot- although as a HUGE RMcKinley fan, I did feel like it was a "new direction" for her...hopefully there will be more to the story... BTW- her 2 versions of Beauty & the Beast make for a good comparison. One was written in college, the other as an older adult. the contrasts/similarities/emphasis shifts are interesting to see... -- shellb, 16:09:42 09/11/05 Sun


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[> I loved "Sunshine" and am hoping Robin will do a follow up niovel. -- ANNA, 04:15:36 09/12/05 Mon


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