Books like Under the Skin
12 books with a reading profile close to Under the Skin by Michel Faber. Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Paradise Rot
by Jenny Hval
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, literary
Jo, a Norwegian biology student, moves into a cavernous, converted brewery in an industrial English town.
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2
The Employees
by Olga Ravn
Also deep and inward-looking · science fiction, literary
Set aboard the Six-Thousand Ship orbiting the planet New Discovery, the narrative unfolds through a series of witness statements delivered to an anonymous committee.
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3
Geek Love
Also inward-looking and open-ended · horror, literary
Aloysius Binewski and his wife Crystal Lil deliberately breed a family of human oddities by ingesting toxic chemicals and radioactive isotopes during pregnancy.
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4
The Candy House
Also deep and open-ended · science fiction, literary
Bix Bouton, a tech entrepreneur who appeared in A Visit from the Goon Squad, develops a technology called Own Your Unconscious.
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5
Tender Is the Flesh
Also deep · horror, science fiction
In a world where a sudden virus renders all animal meat lethal, governments legalize "special meat": the breeding and slaughter of humans for systemic consumption.
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6
Fever Dream
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, literary
A woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural Argentine hospital, prompted by a young boy named David to recount the days leading up to her collapse.
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7
Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, literary
On April Fools' Day, the inmates of Arkham Asylum seize control of the facility and demand that Batman join them inside.
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8
Bloodchild and Other Stories
Also deep and thought-provoking · science fiction, literary
This collection centers on biological interdependence and the physical cost of survival.
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9
Black Hole
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, literary
Set in the suburbs of Seattle during the mid-1970s, this graphic novel depicts a group of teenagers who contract a sexually transmitted plague known as the Bug.
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10
Little Eyes
Also deep and open-ended · science fiction, literary
In Samanta Schweblin's novel, a new device called a kentuki, a small robot animal with a camera for eyes, becomes a global craze.
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11
Lapvona
Also deep and open-ended · horror, literary
In the medieval fiefdom of Lapvona, a deformed boy named Marek survives a life of physical brutality and religious delusion.
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12
Chain-Gang All-Stars
Also deep and thought-provoking · science fiction, literary
In this dystopian novel, the United States prison system operates as a televised death match.
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