Under the Skin
Ratings50
Average rating3.7
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Ratings50
Average rating3.7
Short-listed for the Whitbread Award, this remarkable book defies categorisation. Under the Skin introduces Isserley, a woman obsessed with picking up male hitchhikers – so long as they're well-muscled and alone. But why? As the novel unfolds and the reason becomes clear, the reader is drawn inexorably into a completely unexpected and increasingly terrifying world.
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Read this after seeing the movie–they sure are two different animals, both good in their own way, with different weaknesses.
This book had a haunting quality that I hadn't anticipated–there is a bit of heavy-handedness regarding animal rights stuff, which I'm sure was intentionally done, but aside from that it's got a lot going on, getting us to ask questions about identity, sexuality, our connections to others. The minimalist elements in it were appealing to me, and it has a strong, if a little abrupt, ending.
Bittered by the job
dealing with strange men all day
eyes glued to her chest.
I didn't like this book. Humans are dog like animals, and regular humans as we all know ourselves are, are called vodsels and are captured and fattened to feed the “humans”. I understand the point the author was trying to get across, but it should have been a much shorter book and a better ending.
I gave up meat for a good long while after I finished this one.
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