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Nov 03, 2023ivanarciniegas rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Hilariously bad. Like something a 14 year old would write trying to be edgy but not putting much effort into it.
Oct 26, 2023Courtney88 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This Book is incredible and very unique. I like it because it doesn't hold back on anything. It is very raw and at times really bone chilling!!!
Dec 21, 2022ch3rnych3rny rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a brilliant book. Disturbing? Yes. Strange? Very. Compelling, immersing and thought provoking? Definitely. A previous reviewer said that the book stayed with her for days. Completely agree. Aspects of it haunt me.
Nov 24, 2017Ferol_is_Feral rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Disturbing, Fascinating. Stayed with me for days. Recommend.
Oct 28, 2017eusebius rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I saw the film some time ago; it is mediocre, hardly more than a sketch of the original story. Faber's book offers a coherent account of the purpose of Isserley's frenetic drives along that Scottish highway, but as a comment on today's…
Sep 07, 2016vanravenstein rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The book is better than the movie. It gets into the main character's thoughts and shows what happens to her victims. And she is not alone.
Aug 02, 2016pasmendiola rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
a really thought provoking book, with a complex female character< I highly recommend this one
Jul 19, 2016KELLY ROSS DOWHOWER rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In & Out Vodsel One of the most haunting stories I've ever read. It's so creative I can barely believe it. Still, slow-motion nightmarishness. A mix of the philosophic and gruesome blood hash death! It gets the Kelly D. Snuff…
Dec 29, 2015anon_reader rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
You may have seen the movie and think there's no need to read the book. If so: read the book! It is very different from the movie and equally brilliant.
Mar 28, 2015lukasevansherman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Dutch-born, Scottish-based writer Michael Faber wrote what I think is one of the great novels of our time, his massive, sweeping, ironic take on the Victorian novel, "The Crimson Petal and the White." I was familiar with "Under the Skin,"…
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Feb 23, 2015GVPL290661 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic! Really 'out there' with a new, yet credible plotline. NOTHING like the movie, which barely takes a hint of the theme as its basis. If you don't mind more than a modest pinch of horror -- not for the squeamish if you're…
Nov 20, 2014stewstealth rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An original story with a well written narrative. The themes are a bit tired and trite. The characterization especially for the fringe characters is not fully developed. Overall a pretty good read. Worth it if you are interested.
Sep 16, 2014vfryzek rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A lot different then the movie but a really good book. The Movie is Visually compelling like the books Prose is poetic. The book helps make sense of a lot of the movies visuals. You could see why the director did what he did in the…
Jul 26, 2014
A rather interesting book. Isserley is a young woman who spends her time driving the roads of Scotland and picks up hitch hikers. If they don't meet her criteria, she lets them go. If they do meet her standards, she drugs them and takes…
Jul 25, 2014MrSuaveh rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book does hook you by slowly revealing details about the main characters and some nice prose. However the book is a little too slow and repetitious for my taste. I felt the story was too limited and many of potentially interesting…
Apr 12, 2014SophieMontague rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is thought provoking and entertaining to read. Although you do wonder how many hitchhikers there are in Scotland; could there really be so many hitchhikers who would not be missed? So you have to suspend your disbelief. But the…
Mar 23, 2014Cecilturtle rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Whereas I found the dystopia a great - and effective - way to tackle the moral conundrum of eating animals, the story itself just did not appeal to me. Although I was quite willing to suspend disbelief with this extraterrestrial…
Sep 25, 2013mariednguyen rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
''Under the Skin'' is a remarkable novel, a strange, sometimes crude meditation on mercy, pain and iniquity. By ANDRÉ ALEXIS
Sep 13, 2011Basileus rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A rather interesting book. Isserley is a young woman who spends her time driving the roads of Scotland and picks up hitch hikers. If they don't meet her criteria, she lets them go. If they do meet her standards, she drugs them and takes…