It's gory, heartbreaking, thrilling, cringe-inducing stuff. I'm not sure I'm making sense here, but looking at the other reviews, I don't think I'm the only one having trouble describing this book. Once I was more familiar with the writing style, the narration settled right into my head and this became more of a visual experience than a literary one. As I said above, it takes some getting used to. Also, I feel like I accomplished something by surviving the experience, because this book was brutal at times.Īt first I didn't care for the narration at all, but then I realized it was the prose that bothered me. Either way, this book reached out to me and made me FEEL. Though at other times I wanted to punch them both in the face. However, I did feel for these characters, I felt their pain and their need to be heard and loved. I don't want to go into the plot too much, because it should unfold as the author intended. Seriously, I was and still am astonished by it all. (Or in this case, harder than it sounds, since I listened to this on audio.) I was amazed at how much the author was able to get across in so few words. I took a stab at it above, (get it? HA!), and it's much harder than it looks. Written in a prose that was sharp, stabbing, and staccato-like, SKIN takes some getting used to. This is the story of two women, Tess and Bibi. SKIN was way out of my comfort zone, but I'm so glad I gave it a shot.
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