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Sunshine | 
 enlarge | Author: Robin Mckinley
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  315 reviews
Sales Rank: 4245
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0425224015
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780425224014
ASIN: 0425224015
Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Product Description
A gripping, funny, page-turning, pretty much perfect work of magical literature (Neil Gaiman)first time in trade paperback.
There are places in the world where darkness rules, where its unwise to walk. But there hadnt been any trouble out at the lake for years, and Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts. Vampires never entered her mind.
Until they found her
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 This book kept me reading into the wee hours! December 1, 2008
I've long been a big fan of Robin McKinley's work, and this book is no exception. Intriguing characters, plenty of suspense, and lots of adventure!
I hope she writes anothe book. . . . November 21, 2008
This book was sometimes difficult to get through because of the complexity of the sentences. I've never seen so many dashes and commas. . .it would get a little confusing at times.
Despite that, I was intrigued by the community of characters and the development of Sunshine and Constantine. I feel like there is so much more to know and that there is a whole new world of possibilities with this book. I really hope she writes more because I didn't want it to end.
I loved that the vampires weren't romantic and beautiful. I loved that everything wasn't always black and white, good and evil. I loved that there wasn't graphic sex, but plenty of sexual tension, adventure and an emphasis on friends and family. I really liked this book. . .
 Burdened with excessive inner monologue November 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really wanted to like this book. The storyline was interesting and the character development was fine. I didn't even have a problem with the first person narrative as some readers do. The problem I do have is the rambling inner monologue that is simply never ending! I am halfway through the book and am now so frustrated by the monologue that I just can't bring myself to finish reading it.
Also, the author's use of analogies and similies is all over the map and mostly nonsensical. I spent so much time attempting to figure out the point she was trying to make. After a while I realized that my mind started wandering while I was reading the endless monologues so I figured there was no point in reading any further.
Sadly, this book had promise but I will not be coming back for seconds.
 Somewhat difficult to wade through, however.... November 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked it.
The vampires are revolting. The violence is grisly and gruesome. The heroine is no Mary Sue.
To start out, Robin McKinley's book "Beauty" is my second favorite book in the world. I tried reading "Deerskin," but I only made it halfway (readers of that book can probably imagine why). Anyway, I found this book while randomly browsing the library shelves, and being Robin McKinley, I knew she'd do something interesting with vampires that would go against the current trend in literature.
I wasn't wrong.
However, while the plot itself is very interesting and strong, in my opinion, it IS difficult to wade through the various long expositions in the story. Twice, I almost reshelved the book during Part 1, but by the second time, my mind cried out "Noooo... you must reach the end!" (I think the end of Part 1 - Con's actions toward Sunshine and leaving the note behind for her - sold the book for me; I had no choice but to keep going)
While the first-person aspect of the narrative makes Sunshine more familiar to the reader, I think it may be this very aspect that causes the story to suffer. We see through HER eyes only, and her understanding and perception of the events is limited. Loose ends are loose because she does not have the answers to many of the mysteries around her. Not to mention, there are several long expositions on cinnamon rolls, Charlie's, and the like that slow the plot considerably. These, too, can be blamed on Sunshine, as it is her mind and voice through which the story is told (She's the Cinnamon Roll Queen and she loves it... there's going to be a lot of baking talk b/c that's what she thinks about).
Anyway, as far as the vampires go, this was great. They weren't sexy... they were Horrible, Disgusting, Evil creatures who look, smell, and sound Horrifying. It was clear that Con was quite unique in personality compared to the others... he was a lesser evil in a sense. It seemed he managed to hang on to his long gone humanity just enough to set him apart from the others, but you still have to wonder about a vampire who all the other vampires are frightened of. Not to mention, you never saw him do anything evil when he was with Sunshine... her perception of him being a lesser evil (or slightly more "safe") than the others may be completely wrong.
I will admit to wanting a sequel, to tie loose ends and to see which direction their "bonded" relationship would go (after all, that scene where Sunshine retrieves Con makes you wonder [in a "don't go there" manner] whether they go further into the Beauty & the Beast direction). One would think it would be impossible to go there (seriously, Con makes Beast look good, and you know Con WON'T change into a prince *shudders in revulsion*), but that one scene takes it closer to the realm of possibility.
Not much Vampire in "Sunshine" October 12, 2008
Vampires are all the rage lately, so I was looking forward to reading this book. I thought this book was mostly about vampires, but it's actually about a girl named Sunshine who is a baker and has occasional chance encounters with a vampire named Constantine. The vampire plot line takes a backseat to Rae "Sunshine" Seddons meandering explanations of her everyday dilly-dallies. I'll admit the first encounter is compelling and the author reels you in when she alludes that Sunshine may have other worldly traits. But that's only 25 pages of the book. McKinley spends too much time inside Sunshine's head as she explains her job, her relationship to her mom, and the SOF over and over and over again. It's confusing and ridiculous. I thought at least the ending would make up for all the useless dialogue I had to put with for 60% of the book, but it just fizzles and is anti climatic.
I read the other reviews and I've concluded that unless you really love sci-fiction, you'll find this book frustrating.
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