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Under the Skin by Michel Faber

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outoftheblue14's review against another edition

2.0

Ho barato. Quando ho cominciato a leggere questo libro (per un gruppo di lettura a cui non so se voglio davvero partecipare...), sapevo già qual era il grande segreto della trama.

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Trovo interessante come l'autore giochi con il lettore rivelando indizi lungo la strada. Però, quando si scopre il segreto... la trama perde di significato. Ci sono molte incongruenze. Se gli alieni provengono da un pianeta tecnologicamente molto più progredito del nostro e ci considerano solo bestiame... perché si preoccupano tanto di non essere scoperti? Perché la finzione della fattoria in un luogo sperduto del Nord della Scozia? Perché i vodsel vengono castrati e privati della lingua? (solo per scioccare il lettore?)
Se la storia è solo un pretesto per una riflessione sulle pratiche crudeli dell'allevamento industriale... beh, io continuerò a mangiare carne.

taytergoose's review against another edition

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

3.0

johnbyers1500's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

On couch Lummi

bookman39582's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

tocupine's review against another edition

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4.0

I am a huge fan of the horror movie Under the Skin. It's slow-paced, voyeuristic dread is the kind of creepy that stayed with me for days after watching it. Approaching the book with my love of the movie in mind almost made reading it much less enjoyable. It's so easy to spoil the entire plot of Under the Skin so the enjoyment of the mystery that's drip-fed to the reader is lost on me in the beginning of the story. This does change after about 1/3 of the book as it takes a vastly different turn then the film and establishes different themes. Overall I really enjoyed this.

dmsullivan's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.25

This was an odd, but also thought-provoking book. We follow our main character Isserley, who you realize off the bat may be involved with some shady dealings. You don't know what they are off the bat, but as we follow her day to day life, bit by bit, we unravel more about her and her job.

This is a pretty slow moving book that I *think* I liked (I'm not actually sure how I feel about it yet) - however, I can appreciate it for what it is and the overarching themes. I do think it was best to go into this one without knowing anything about it, as you try to figure out what all is happening each time Isserley gives you a bit of a glimpse into her life.