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 follows Isserley, an alien living in human form, as she drives up and down the A9 road in Scotland picking up male hitchhikers. Eventually we learn that she is actually harvesting these men so that they can be fattened up and slaughtered by her colleagues, and sent back to her home planet as a highly-prized meat, primarily eaten by the elite who live above ground. It is such a brilliant concept as the very case of being a human being is othered; Isserley has been subjected to deforming surgeries to make her look human, leaving her in pain and alienated from her own body.” Read more...
Heather Parry, Novelist
Interviews where books by Michel Faber were recommended
The Best Body Horror Books, recommended by Heather Parry
Body horror is often bloody and gory, argues the novelist Heather Parry, but it is also a vessel for social commentary. Here she recommends five books that explore notions of bodily autonomy, capitalism and technology through the form of a horror novel – cult hits that will make you wince, but also make you think.
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 look at 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.
