Rating: 5/5
Gus, aka Sweet Tooth, is a human-animal hybrid. These hybrids started appearing right around the time that a deadly disease with no known cure started rampaging through the human population.
Gus has lived a sheltered life. His innocence is part of what makes this book so great. There are some terrible events that occur in this book, but it is all new to him. He lived in the wilderness with his father for his entire life. Despite what his father tries to teach him, he doesn't really understand what is going on outside the small tract of land they call home.
This is contrasted by Jeppard, aka the Big Man. He is a gruff person that protects Gus from the beginning. He adds a worldly and deadly presence to the book. The relationship started here between Gus and Jeppard is wonderful. Lemire has a way of drawing out the characters and getting the reader attached, even if they do something awful. I think that is part of the reason I love his books.
The art is pure Lemire. His style is very distinct. Anyone that has read his Essex County books (and if you haven't go read those right now) will recognize the art. The characters are drawn in a similar fashion. He captures the feel that we expect when society collapses. The art and the character actions work together to get the setting right.
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