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magicacat's review against another edition
5.0
Beautifully written compendium of seriously odd little tales that made me feel like I was watching them unfold from behind a silken curtain in a room filled with firelight - their true colours and meaning were just a little bit hidden.
adru's review against another edition
Jaa, märksa parem kui ta paks raamat, novellidele sobib juba loomult poolikuks jäämine rohkem.
natalia_adamik's review against another edition
4.0
Kvítek karmínový a bílý bol pre mňa sklamanie. Autor píše úžasne a pritom som mala chuť knihu šmariť do kúta a nedočítať, tak veľmi ma iritovali postavy a príbeh. S týmito poviedkami to dopadlo inak. Mohla som si vychutnávať ich jazyk a nevadilo mi, keď ostalo mnohé nevypovedané, pretože mi bohato stačil pocit, ktorý zanechali. Ale najviac sa mi páčili tie, kde pointa predsa len naznačila, ako by to celé mohlo dopadnúť. Niektoré príbehy boli realistické, niektoré na hranici scifi, niektoré s mysterióznym nádychom a niektoré úplne bizarné, ale vždy bol v strede človek v nejakej citovo náročnej alebo hraničnej situácii. Čítanie na naozaj nerušenú chvíľku, kedy som si mohla dať jednu poviedku a potom premýšľať. Trvalo mi to dlhšie, ako by sa pri takej útlej knižke očakávalo, ale teším sa, že tie chvíľky sa našli.
chirson's review against another edition
4.0
I started off with mixed feelings but the stories gradually got better as I was reading and I especially enjoyed the Hansel and Gretel re-telling. The Coconut story, though... *eyeroll* All of them were written well, though.
amalia1985's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sarahjjs's review against another edition
5.0
These are stories of moments before the event. I love Michel Faber and I think this is a pretty good summary of his work.
the_varying_hare's review against another edition
Stopped when I realised every one of the stories was going to pull me in, get me interested, and then inevitably fizzle to a stop and leave me frustrated. Seems like a great writer who doesn't know what an ending is. Pass.
gildius's review against another edition
5.0
There is a really good mixture of different types of story in this collection. Some of them have a strong magical realism element (such as the opening story ‘The Safehouse’), some are quite sci-fi (like ‘The Eyes of the Soul’), some are clearly influenced by fairytale (like the titular story ‘The Fahrenheit Twins’), and some are starkly realistic (such as ‘Serious Swimmers’). This probably means that you’re bound to find at least one story you like here, or you might be like me and love them all.
Read my full review on my blog:
http://www.50ayear.com/2016/11/04/55-fahrenheit-twins-michel-faber/
Read my full review on my blog:
http://www.50ayear.com/2016/11/04/55-fahrenheit-twins-michel-faber/