Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance: A Novel (original 2017; edition 2017)

by Ruth Emmie Lang (Author)

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Raised by wolves after being orphaned in childhood, Weylyn Grey, a man with astonishing powers, is evaluated by the people who care or wonder about him, including a woman who falls in love with him after he saves her from an angry wolf.

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Title:	Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance: A Novel
Authors:	Ruth Emmie Lang (Author)
Info:	St. Martin's Press (2017), 352 pages
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accidental_hermit | Jan 28, 2024 |

I just read the author's newest book, The Wilder Women, which I loved! Then, remembered that I had her first book on my shelves which I hadn't read! So, I started reading it a little bit each day while my little Havanese ate her meals. Then, today I wanted to finish it. This is a wonderful book! Who wouldn't want to meet Weylyn Grey? "Born in a blizzard, orphaned, and believed to be raised by wolves," what more could you ask for in a book? (

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Dianekeenoy | Mar 20, 2023 |

This was an entertaining book and I enjoyed it. It doesn't get higher than three stars, though, because it felt like it was lacking a little something...I guess some 'meat' to the story. The author's way of explaining the character through other characters was novel, but I think it would have been a little better and a little more intimate if we'd gotten to hear more of the Weylyn from his OWN point of view. (

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Anniik | Nov 26, 2022 |

Wasn't bad but overall felt pointless . (

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Luziadovalongo | Jul 14, 2022 |

Delightful different (

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iamkbee | Apr 7, 2022 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Ruth Emmie Lang	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Berkrot, Peter	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Campbell, Cassandra	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Campbell, Danny	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gibbings, Elizabeth	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Goodeve, Piper	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Ohioana Book Award (Finalist – Fiction – 2018)

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Weylyn Grey

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To Max
and a lifetime of wandering this world together

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I have delivered over a thousand babies in my career, but one in particular stands out in my mind. Weylyn was by all outward appearances a healthy baby boy: eight pounds, two ounces, all the necessary parts accounted for, and a wail that could shatter good china.

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Ruth Emmie Lang's prose has the earthy warmth of a campfire story, best enjoyed in the woods and under the stars. Her contemporary spin on the American folktale, Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance bristles with charm and curiosity, and its oddball hero, Weylyn Grey, will make you want to follow him into the forest. -Winston Groom, New York Times bestselling author of Forrest Gump

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Raised by wolves after being orphaned in childhood, Weylyn Grey, a man with astonishing powers, is evaluated by the people who care or wonder about him, including a woman who falls in love with him after he saves her from an angry wolf.

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