Books by Michel Faber
“It’s a very dark, vivacious, funny, and surprising novel. It’s got an original style of narration that is brilliantly done. All the familiar tropes of Victorian high fiction are there: we’ve got the mad wife and the cut-above prostitute governess, but they’re presented to us with the mind and mouth of the 21st century.” Read more...
The Best Historical Crime Novels
Anna Mazzola, Novelist
“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...
Interviews where books by Michel Faber were recommended
The Best Sci-Fi Horror Books, recommended by Aliya Whiteley
Some books frighten and thrill us in equal measure. If that sounds good to you, you will love novelist Aliya Whiteley’s recommendations: five outstanding sci-fi horror books that, like the original Frankenstein, use dread and disgust to raise fascinating questions about science and what it means to be human.
The Best Historical Crime Novels, recommended by Anna Mazzola
Exploring a historical era through crime is a particularly interesting way to explore that society, says award-winning novelist Anna Mazzola. Here she recommends five fabulous works of fiction that bring to life the impact of crimes in historical settings, from Victorian Britain to 18th-century Jamaica.
