That’s the title of the first novel by Michel Faber. And I guarantee that Under The Skin will, in all probability, get under your skin. If you want to have your assumptions rattled, then get it and read it. You may need a stiff drink handy. While the plot devices creak just a teensy bit, the audaciousness more than makes up for it. Simply brilliant. Pierre Boulle is probably kicking himself.
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[…] I wrote back in 2009, Michel Faber’s first novel Under The Skin will probably get under your skin, and provoke a […]
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[…] Gilead (an elderly Congregational minister writes to his 7-year old son). However, Faber also wrote Under The Skin, which engrossed me with its strange atmosphere and […]
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