Under the Skin Book Review | New Favourite by Michel Faber | Spoiler-Free
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- My spoiler free review of Under the Skin by Michel Faber
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As you know, I LOVED this book!! It was another that my friends and I all passed around and obsessed over. I saw the movie in a theater, and I was amazed by it. . . that being said, if anyone saw the movie and hated it or was just confused, I would still cautiously recommend the book, because it has a very different feel and makes it much clearer WTF story you just consumed.
Laura's recommendations are officially amazing! I'm still undecided about watching the movie. I'm always so paranoid about ruining my favourite books.
TheShadesofOrange Booktube Channel It’s the thing I knew you liked before you knew you liked it! Literary horror!! 🖤
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Sorry for being so late for this thread, but do you realize that this novel you are talking about is a brutal critique on gender relationships?
Sersily, sees the men who open up to her as mere animals to be baited and ground up for her own goals.
She is not attracted to them. She does not connect emotionally to them. And she is indifferent to their terrible fates.
This is my absolute favorite book and I've read it over and over. We live in America but took a trip to the Scottish Highlands in September, and were fortunate enough to stay at a B&B on Tarrel Farm which was Michel's inspiration for Ablach Farm. We found so many locations that are mentioned in the book so it felt like I was walking in Isserley's shoes - it was so amazing! Thanks for your spoiler-free review - it really is hard to talk about without giving the twist away!
Glad you loved it as much as I did! I'm so jealous that you got to visit the Scottish Highlands (especially after reading this book). And, yeah, it's such a hard book to review in a spoiler free way. I really struggled trying to film this one. haha
I really enjoyed Under the Skin, too! It was a very surprising book, I didn't really know what I was getting into. I was also sucked in by the writing style. It had a really nice dark tone and a lot of interesting ideas - I really liked the questions of morality that it delved into, and the journey the main character went through.
Oooh it's nice to hear from someone else who's read it. I went it super blind, which probably added to my enjoyment. I usually don't like books that deal so heavily with morality, but this one really worked for me. Have you read Book of Strange New Things? I really want to read that one now, even though I'm sure it's quite different.
I haven't read anything else by Faber yet!
I thought The Book of Strange New Things by Faber was fantastic. Definitely a slow burn, but beautifully written and fascinating. I own this one too, but haven’t read it yet-I’ll have to pick it up soon!
Oooh good to know! I've been dying to read more Faber.
I am going to read everything from Faber. I just come out of jail where I read The crimson petal and the white. It's like I lived that book with my soulmate who committed suicide... anyway I am writing my own book called... Soulmates
i loved this book. i read it when i was staying in the psychiatric hospital for the first time. i love isserely. i loved the movie as well. i wonder what it would be like to see a faithful adaptation, one that has characters like amlis.
I definitely meed need to watch the movie
@@TheShadesofOrange it’s good, but very different from the book. no amlis vess plotline, changes isserelys character, introduces a different ending. it just got taken off of netflix recently :(
@@barleysugar7888 I rented it on Amazon last night, it was four or five bucks.
For sure need to read it. The movie was different from what reviews I've seen, yet does have that "quiet creepy suspense element."
Yeah I still haven't watched the movie
This book was so fantastic! You're right, it's very difficult to discuss without stealing the joy from folks who haven't read it yet!
The film was very different, but I feel like it explored different topics and ideas and much different, more abstract way.
If you enjoyed this, I think you might enjoy 'Annihilation' by Jeff VanderMeer. The Annihilation trilogy is collected in one volume called 'Area X'.
There's a book this story reminded me of... but it's a spoiler lol
I still need to watch the movie
I remember you telling me about this one awhile back. I got the audio book after your recommendation. I have yet to get to listening to it, but I am looking forward to it.
I think this would be up your alley, Jason. It's a weird read. 😺
I'll be super curious what you'll think of it. It might be more literary fiction than weird fiction, but it's definitely weird and I think you might like it.
KittenNuisance It looks really great! I’m hoping to get to it in November or December.
The tbr grows everytime I visit your channel
I feel like I should apologize, but I won't 😋
Haven't read the book but I did watch the movie. It was ...interesting! : )
Yeah I imagine it would be super weird. I'm undecided if I'll watch the movie
Adding Under the Skin to my TBR!!!
Just you saying to dive in blind and that it surprised you...I'm intrigued. I agree, sometimes it's just so much better not to know much about a book and just let the story unfold.
I appreciate your blind trust! It's not my typical book but it really got stuck in my head. Good or bad, please let me know when you read it!
@@TheShadesofOrange I will📚
Wow, I really gotta pick up this one!! I've read Book of Strange New Things before, and even though I know a lot of people on booktube didn't like it, I really enjoyed it. It seems that Michel Faber is just an author who doesn't write the "typical" stories (not fully thriller, horror, etc but simply "something else"). Off to Book Outlet to see if I can score a copy of this one, now. Oops, hahaha!
Ooo I'm happy to hear that you liked Book of Strange New Things. I'm dying to check it out even though I imagine it will be quite different than this one.
Very intriguing! You sold me on this one!
I hope you like. Message me your thoughts if you pick it up!
@@TheShadesofOrange I bought it online at book outlet. When the mood strikes me to read it, I will let you know my thoughts! 💡😁
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Just saw this review, as good as you hoped?
gotta get reading that book, the film is at least top 20 ever for me! 🙈
Good to know. I've been on the fence about watching it.
@@TheShadesofOrange Seriously??????!!!!!! On the fence about it? Just WATCH IT!!! It's in my Top 3 favorite movies. Stop procrastinating and watch it!!! It's a visual feast and IMO Scarlett Johannson's best movie.
@@lotusglobe2671 LOL... ok you convinced me. I'll try to track it down!
@@TheShadesofOrange You made me happy :)
hi great video
Where did you buy your book? I can't find it in Mexico
Sorry I'm not sure. I bought a copy at my local used book store. It's available here on Amazon
Thanks for the review Rachel!
Thanks for watching Paul 🙂
Hmm this does sound very interesting! I also love that cover very much. Dark and mysterious. I also love mixed genres... they are the mutts of books! Hahaha.
Mutt Books! I love it! Hahah 😂😂😂
@@TheShadesofOrange Haha! I love when someone can get along with my odd sense of humor!
I watched the film adaptation and hated it. I posted a review and this one commenter called me every dirty name he could think of. I'd like to read the book to compare the two.
Oh that commenter sounds delightful. Geez! While I loved the book, I'm not sure if I would enjoy the same story as a movie. I like watching different things than I read.
@@TheShadesofOrange I'm sort of the same way. I loved both The Haunting of Hill House novel and Netflix series because while they were the same premise the Netflix series went in a different direction also.
AmaZing book. Amazing movie. Have the soundtrack on vinyl.
Ah yes, I really need to watch the movie
i am currently reading this and so far at 130 pages it is really stupid
I couldn't put it down.
I didn't just find Isserley sympathetic I wanted to give her a hug. She has been so horribly mistreated by her own kind that she mistrusts everyone. Of course if I tried to console Isserley she would probably hit the icpathua button (assuming I am not too scrawny).
But I think that is the cleverness of the book. It takes an outlandish plot devices and makes it seem perfectly everyday. Isserley is terrifyingly alien, yet she is also down to earth. Her society is like something from an episode Dr Who, but it operates in such a logical way that it feels realistic. Vodsil economics and human economics seem to have a lot in common.
I'm so, so glad you enjoyed it. I love and agree with everything you said.
I watched the movie last night, I can tell from your comment that the book is so much more spelled out, Ive heard this other places too. They never state her name or what her relationship is to the other mysterious entities that also seem to be aliens. They don't spell out what exactly is being done to the men. I did get the sense she was being used as bait and she becomes more sympathetic as the movie goes on. I dont know, I personally liked the ambiguity of the movie.
Did you see the movie? Is it any different?
I haven't watched the movie, but I know at least the ending is different.
I haven't personally watched it and I'm not sure if I will. I worry about ruining a book I love so much.
I Loved this and I also loved The Book of Strange New Things.
Good to know! I'm now super interested in check out Strange New Things.
I ordered it last week from Book Outlet!
Oooh I hope you like it? Did you order it after watching my review? Or was it just good timing? I'd love to hear what you think of it so please message me on voxer or Twitter when you read it
@@TheShadesofOrange Was just great timing!!! I'll be sure to let you know what i think! I made a big order preparing for winter in Winnipeg!!! Lol!