Baby name finderFantastic book - I do remember holding my breath with fear when the truth about the captives was about to be revealed. I almost didn't want to know.
Actually, I may suggest it as our next book club read....!!
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Under the Skin by Michel Faber , it really does get 'under' your skin! |
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I love this book and recommend it to everyone - really interesting
Oh my gosh, this book stayed with me for months!
So poignant when one of the captured men spells out "Mercy" in the straw, and she is completely unfamiliar with the word because she has never heard it on human television.. says something quite damning about our media.
If anything could turn you veggie, this book will!
So poignant when one of the captured men spells out "Mercy" in the straw, and she is completely unfamiliar with the word because she has never heard it on human television.. says something quite damning about our media.
If anything could turn you veggie, this book will!
I really liked it too! Although I felt so sorry for Isserley.
I read it after 'The Crimson Petal and the White', which was so totally different. But that story stayed with me too.
I read it after 'The Crimson Petal and the White', which was so totally different. But that story stayed with me too.
god yes, i read it ages ago but still think about it.
Thought provoking and creepy but beautiful and terrible. A strange mix of things.
Was hooked but sickened in parts. Almost want to be a vegetarian now. So I guess it did what the author wanted.
Was hooked but sickened in parts. Almost want to be a vegetarian now. So I guess it did what the author wanted.
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