Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin

Michel Faber

311 pages • first pub 2000 (view editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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A dark, tense, mysteriously paced journey that strips human compassion to the nerve and dares you to keep watching.
For late-night ethical wonderers.

Description

Isserley picks up hitchhikers with big muscles. She, herself, is tiny-like a kid peering up over the steering wheel. She has a remarkable face and wears the thickest corrective lenses anyone has ever seen. Her posture is suggestive of some spinal ...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 4,586 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

mysterious: 73%

tense: 52%

reflective: 37%

challenging: 30%

sad: 30%

emotional: 19%

adventurous: 10%

funny: 4%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
56% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

58% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

67% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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