Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Under the Skin by Michel Faber

5 reviews

veliana's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Blood, Classism, Medical trauma, Gore, Vomit, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Confinement, Cursing, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Pregnancy, Animal death, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Car accident, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Confinement, Dysphoria, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death

mtmarriott's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The film version is one of my all-time favourites, I’d always known it was a loose adaptation but the thematic priorities of both versions are fascinating in their own ways: the film is a disturbing take on loneliness and what it means to be human whereas the novel succeeds in depicting humans as the most alien things in the universe (humans are called vodsels and the alien race are confusingly called “humans” I suppose to underline their normality). The detailed descriptions of what happens to vodsels after Isserley has taken them is rather chilling, recalling to mind what I’m sure it’s like for livestock on animal farms in real life and the industrialisation of abattoirs and slaughterhouses. The ending scenes of the book and film are very different but they reach the same metaphorical idea of Isserley finally becoming one with Earth at last. I prefer the film overall but this is a terrific book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal death, Murder, and Animal cruelty

fictionofthefix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

quirpele's review

challenging dark funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Fantastic and devastating book. Deeply funny despite some quite gory sections. Recommend if you liked Animal Farm or The Sparrow. Not many male authors do a woman's POV this well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit