i saw the movie and wouldn’t have read the book if not for a loan by an employee as part of a mini book loan exchange.
INHALED and loved the book, much much better than the movie. intensely creepy, viscerally disgusting and amazing. made me want to eat vegeterian which apparently wasn’t the authors intent at all
At literary festivals over the years, quite a few fans of Under the Skin have thanked me for turning them into vegetarians. I don’t know what to say to them. I’m not a vegetarian. For me, Under the Skin is not about the evils of eating meat but about the evils of evading moral responsibility for the decisions we make. The novel is strong enough, however, to adapt to the needs of each reader. It takes people to a place where they can work important stuff out for themselves. This has continued to be my aim for all my books.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/05/michel-faber-under-the-skin-changed-my-life-for-good
i wouldn’t recommend the movie but definitely recommend the book.