tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post1688066830186698508..comments2024-03-18T13:23:34.231+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Book Review: Under the Skin by Michel FaberAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-7099415068951298962014-07-08T18:49:14.571+01:002014-07-08T18:49:14.571+01:00I loved the descriptions in this book. They were s...I loved the descriptions in this book. They were so vivid! I could see Isserley so clear and sensed something off about her from the beginning.Kingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670888226156369655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-3562073192646377862010-04-30T14:35:21.101+01:002010-04-30T14:35:21.101+01:00Alright everyone: brace yourself for spoilers.
@M...Alright everyone: brace yourself for spoilers.<br /><br />@Martin - Is it, though? I read this more as fantasy than science fiction. I may have just been being dense - there's always that possibility - but I truly didn't think Isserley was an alien, as the general concensus dictates. I thought she was a wolf from some subterranean Earth colony, remodeled so that she could lure humans into becoming foodstuff for her advanced animal culture. Which sounds incredibly stupid to say, but Faber never really makes it clear, exactly what Isserley is...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-49750036450976554902010-04-30T14:30:59.749+01:002010-04-30T14:30:59.749+01:00I'm about three quarters through and really en...I'm about three quarters through and really enjoying it. I will say, though, that it is a novel that could stand to be treated in a much more straightforward way. It is a science fiction novel and it reveals this very early on. Why then can't we just discuss it as a science fiction novel?Martinhttp://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-89864389811250357962010-04-13T17:17:29.059+01:002010-04-13T17:17:29.059+01:00Excellent review of an excellent book - I can appr...Excellent review of an excellent book - I can appreciate how difficult it is to write about this without giving too much away. I've read "Under the Skin" twice now (a rare feat for me: so many books, why bother to read one more than once!) and although the surprises are gone it was still a brilliant read the second time too.Afronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630378459973921273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-37970077286931235292010-04-13T16:15:28.018+01:002010-04-13T16:15:28.018+01:00This is serendipitous as I've just bought Unde...This is serendipitous as I've just bought <i>Under The Skin</i>. I've loved Faber's other work so I'm really looking forward to it.Martinhttp://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com