Michel Faber

1 month ago | readings.com.au | Helen DeWitt |Michel Faber |Malcolm Gladwell |Rosalie Ham

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Aug 17, 2024 | fivebooks.com | Michel Faber |Harry Giles |Nan Shepherd |Walter Scott

“It’s a brilliant reflection of our preconceptions about bodies, and what we think other forms of life may be capable of or how important we think they are, in terms of whether or not they look like us. The novel is written from the point of view of an alien who has a particular job to do, which involves rounding up humans (while trying to fly under the radar and go unnoticed), and then processing them for a particular use back on her home planet.” Read more...

Jan 19, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Michel Faber

One of the most disorienting, even ominous, things that Michel Faber reveals in LISTEN might seem like a mere triviality to deeply committed bibliophiles --- it’s that this book was originally intended to be twice as long. I don’t know if Faber ever admitted the same about any of his previous 11 books (such as THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE or UNDER THE SKIN), which have received well-deserved critical acclaim. With LISTEN, however, I think Faber did the right thing.

Dec 11, 2023 | fivebooks.com | Cordwainer Smith |Greg Bear |Octavia E. Butler |Michel Faber

How do the science fiction and horror book genres overlap? And can you explain the appeal of sci-fi horror, particularly body horror? Mixing sci-fi and horror together goes back as far as sci-fi itself, maybe even beginning with Frankenstein. Through some of the books that I’m going to talk about today, I came to love the idea of exploring science fiction through the body, and through body horror in particular.

Nov 30, 2023 | booksfromscotland.com | Michel Faber

By (author) Michel Faber ‘I’m not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I’m here to change your mind about your mind.’There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what’s going on inside us when we listen. Michel Faber explores two big questions: how we listen to music and why we listen to music.