The entire first part (Part I) of Deerskin had a very disturbing feeling.  As I was reading it I had this weird, almost sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.  I am not sure if it was because it I knew what was going to happen (we were warned of the rape in class) or if it was the way it was written.  At first I thought it was kind of sweet how the Queen waited for Lissar's dad to come back with his prize so she could marry him.  It was like a fairy tale, the queen had so much faith in him.  She believed he would return successfully and so she waited for him.  After that story it got really weird though.  The king and queen, as well as all of the people in the kingdom forgot Lissar and paid little attention to her.  The king and queen were completely rapped up in each other and the people in the kingdom were also effected by this obsession.  It felt really creepy hearing it described. 
I hope we will eventually understand what happened to the queen.  She died of a disease unknown and would not let anyone see her as she was dying.  Why???  The king went crazy when she became sick and got even crazier when she died.  Was it the grief of losing the love of his life or was he always crazy.  I seems to me that either the queen or the king held some kind of "other" power I am just not sure which one.  It seems most likely the queen, who everyone thought was the most beautiful women in the world, was able to make everyone worship her some how.  Was it consciously or unconsciously?  Lessar's nursemaid also went crazy with the death of the queen.  What made her go crazy and lose her mind?  Did the king go nuts and rape his daughter because he was so far gone that he did not realise what he was doing?  This book has a very weird feel to it.  Kind of spooky (great for Halloween) and very unsettling.  In some ways it bring me back to Leck (Graceling) and his ability to control the minds of others.  I am looking forward to seeing how this story progresses and how Lissar moves on.