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A review by ladybirder
The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories by Michel Faber
5.0
If you have read the Crismon Petal and the White, I highy reccomend this book. It is a collection of short stories about a few of the characters from Crimson Petal, some act as a prequel, some a sequel.
The foreword by Michael faber is interesting, so don't skip it, he includes a few letters from readers about their approval/disapproval of the ending and begging for another installment. In it he mentions that he wrote the book so that it could be enjoyed seperately from The Crimson Petal, that you do not have to read Crimson petal to appreciate it, and that it gives away nothing from the first book, but I don't agree.
Two words to sum up this book, for anyone who has read Crimson Petal, would be very satisfying.
The foreword by Michael faber is interesting, so don't skip it, he includes a few letters from readers about their approval/disapproval of the ending and begging for another installment. In it he mentions that he wrote the book so that it could be enjoyed seperately from The Crimson Petal, that you do not have to read Crimson petal to appreciate it, and that it gives away nothing from the first book, but I don't agree.
Spoiler
For example, the story about Sophie in the suffragette marches, would ruin the end of the Crimson Petal as you would know that she was raised by Sugar well, safely, and does not end up following up Sugar's proffession.Two words to sum up this book, for anyone who has read Crimson Petal, would be very satisfying.