Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin

Michel Faber

305 pages • first pub 2000 (editions) user-added

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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In this haunting, entrancing novel, Michel Faber introduces us to Isserley, a female driver who cruises the Scottish Highlands picking up hitchhikers. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, she listens to her hitchhikers as the...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 4,189 reviews

Moods

dark: 93%

mysterious: 73%

tense: 52%

reflective: 36%

challenging: 30%

sad: 30%

emotional: 18%

adventurous: 10%

funny: 4%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
35% of readers chose A mix
57% 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?

10% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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