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― "Jerry Cornelius", Tuesday, 19 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Nick, Tuesday, 19 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
this is what I'm on about, by the way.
xoxo
― Norman fay, Tuesday, 19 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Read it. If it weren't as well written as it was, I'm sure I would have ditched it once I saw it leaving the realm of contemporary fictional reality. Still, I was interested in where it was going and even the goofy parts, like the ride under the stars with the idealist son of the corporate king, were written well and nothing made me want to dismiss even those on the edge of preachiness, message laden passages. The mundane descriptions of the A9 and the everyday difficulties of a being a Vodsel hunter are probably what makes the book. The hunt of the released Vodsels came close to being obscene as far as I am concerned. I'm thankful I just picked up the book and quickly read it knowing absolutely nothing of the story. If I'd known the plot and the quick twists were taken out of the reading for me, again I think I would have ditched the book. It's only good as a surprise. I'm certain no great social message was intended by Michael Faber and no great social message was delivered.
― Terpoline callolipi, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Omar, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― James Bruce Sinclair, Friday, 11 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Simeon, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I like MF's prose a lot, but tend to fall on the "it's a bit daft" side of the fence on "UTS". Prefer not to think of it as pro-vegan allegory, because if it is, it's very clunky.
― Tim, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― peter collingirdge, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
cheers
― peter collingridge, Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― N., Friday, 10 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Cecelia Lewis, Wednesday, 15 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― N., Wednesday, 15 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Anna, Wednesday, 15 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I hear that MF's next book is a breeze block sized 're-thought Victorian novel'. Looking forward to that, while also hoping for more novellas.
― Tim, Wednesday, 15 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― hamish, Wednesday, 15 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Cecelia Lewis, Thursday, 16 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Jill Adams, Saturday, 13 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david h (david h), Saturday, 14 September 2002 16:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
Has anyone read "the Crimson Petal and the White"?
― jed (jed_e_3), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:28 (twenty years ago) link
― jed (jed_e_3), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:33 (twenty years ago) link
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:38 (twenty years ago) link
I really liked Crimson Petal and the White. I picked up Under the Skin after reading that, actually. The subject matter is obv very different. A Victorian whore as the main character (in crimson petal and the white) as opposed to...um. Creepy Vodsel stuff.
I thought Under the Skin was an interesting book, but I've really not been in the mood for that sort of thing.
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Sunday, 21 December 2003 21:04 (twenty years ago) link
Tokyo Rosemary - care to elaborate?
― jed (jed_e_3), Sunday, 21 December 2003 21:11 (twenty years ago) link
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Sunday, 21 December 2003 21:30 (twenty years ago) link