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Reviews
Pure Textuality: Inanimate Objects is quite possibly the most unique story line I have ever read. Everyone and
everything is filled with mystery and enchantment. However, it's all on a much different level than anything I
have come across.
Isaac: Ever wake up in the morning after a rough night, draw back the curtains, and get blinded by the sun
sparkling off of a new layer of snow? That's how this novel is. It's fresh, it's blinding, it's brilliant. It makes me
want to leap outside into the snow with someone special, frolicking as if there were nothing better to do in the
world. This is the most magical book I've read in months, if not years.
Stephie: I only have two complaints about this book, and they're not actually complaints. First "complaint" being
that it does read like a first novel. But like I said, that's not actually a complaint. Fight Club also read like a first
novel. The author's excitement about her characters and story would sometimes affect the pacing of the story.
But like Fight Club, Inanimate Objects shows great promise from an obviously talented author.
The second complaint was that I wanted more! The best meals leave you wanting to continue stuffing your face
even after adjusting your belt two notches. You'll fall in love with at least one of these characters, if not all of
them, and you'll want to know what happened to them after or before everything. I hope to see a lot more of
these characters in future works.
If you like intricate characters, magick, muses and theatrics then you will love this book. And I suggest picking
this up sooner rather than later, because Kendra L. Saunders is on her way to some big things and you don't
want to miss it.
Megan: As a seasoned bookseller, I'm always on the lookout for new and extraordinary novels. After much
disenchantment with the current trends (vampires, angels, werewolves), I was intrigued by Saunders'
reconstruction of the fantasy genre. Inanimate Objects is a darkly radiant novel which pursues the world of
Matilda August; a world littered with Matilda's jilted muses, and a boy who is everything she craves.
Between interludes and musings, Saunders' weaves a dangerously delicious story that entices readers into
turning the pages faster and faster, until there are no pages left to turn. Full of magic, jealousy and glittering
spectacle, this novel is time and time again, one of my very favorites.
Unintended Musette: ...If you want, you can enjoy Inanimate Objects simply as a kind of treat for your
imagination, wallow in the images and picture the varied characters. But there's also a mystery to be solved with
a bit of a twist at the end. We're not always allowed to know exactly what all the characters are thinking,
especially the enigmatic Leonidas Bondi around whom the action centres, we must just draw our own
conclusions from their actions. But isn't real life like that? And there are also some loose ends left dangling so
that we're left wondering how some characters move on, mostly the very strong female characters of a certain
age who really leap from the page. This hints at the possibility of a sequel, or even a prequel in the case of Lady
Matilda August and Lillian. I think most of the characters deserve to be explored further.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book (as you can probably tell), and wish Kendra a long and successful writing career