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The Fahrenheit Twins (Hardcover)

by Michel Faber (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 276 pages
  • Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (1 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841956732
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841956732
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 160,712 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Not only can he scare the bejesus out of you, he can make your heart swell." The Times "By turns crepuscular, buoyant, delicate, wry, horrific, otherworldly, this worldly and organ-rupturingly funny collection is a vitamin-boost for the British short-story." David Mitchell "Here is a writer who can compare with Conrad in his ability to write the perfect sentence." Guardian "The tales are simple, varied and, without exception, leave you begging to know more." Independent on Sunday "Michel Faber is a writer unafraid of trying something different... the results are intensely powerful." Big Issue" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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"... wry, horrific, otherworldly, this worldly and organ-rupturingly funny collection is a vitamin-boost for the British short-story." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 11 Aug 2006
By M. Z. Harrison "Mel" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fahrenheit Twins (Paperback)
Loved The Crimson Petal, loved Under the Skin, but this did nothing for me. I found the prose transparent and pedestrian in places, and the subject-matter often recalled creative writing groups. Some interesting ideas, but the prose lacked luminosity, lyricism or indeed, anything to make it memorable. I rather wished I hadn't read it; it's knocked the shine of Michel Faber for me!
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How things should be, 18 May 2006
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I'll admit straight away that I haven't read the whole book, so this review is limited, incomplete and biased. But I was told that I must read the story 'Vanilla Bright Like Eminem'. When I did, it took me straight back to student days when I was given a black and white photo of an old man in a shed, and told to write said man's life story. I had to know him in every detail, his family history, his favourite butcher's, his kidney stones, the way his dog was afraid of seagulls. 'Vanilla Bright Like Eminem' made me realise what our class was all striving for.

This particular vignette of Michel Faber's encapsulates a similar moment so painfully perfectly it makes you want to spend the rest of your life dwelling in the mundane, just so that you can appreciate its value. You remember how the slightest things make you smile, and how those moments are the things you remember, though chances are at the time they will pass you by without a second thought. It's one of those stories that should be terribly corny, but instead manages to be utterly disarming. It describes something we've all experienced, and manages to make you feel ashamed that you didn't make more of it while you had the chance.

Highly recommended, even if only for ten exquisite minutes.
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2.0 out of 5 stars From dark to weird to indifference, 13 Mar 2006
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I bought this book because of a great review in the Sunday Times and because I was looking for a holiday read in the vein of Mick Jackson's "Ten Sorry Tales" - something a bit quirky, sometimes dark, sometimes funny.

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed. The writing is more adult than the Mick Jackson book but I felt it wasn't as complete. I realise it is difficult to build characters in short stories but I didn't feel anything for any of the characters in any of the stories and some of the stories felt like snapshots of prose rather than stories. By the end of it, it had all left me a bit cold and I just felt indifferent towards the characters and episodes.

If you are into short stories, this is probably worth a look as many of the stories are certainly unusual. However, if you're like me and are looking to try short stories out, I would fully recommend going for something like "Ten Sorry Tales" instead (some dark, some charming, nicely illustrated - don't be fooled into thinking it's just a children's book!).

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2.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating
Michel Faber's a brilliant writer and I've loved his other two short story collections "Some Rain Might Fall" and "The Apple" as well as two novels "The Fire Gospel" and the... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Wiggles

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed bag of short stories, but mostly good
I first read and liked MIchel Faber's book Under the Skin. This collection of short stories did keep me intrerested. Read more
Published 14 months ago by bob

4.0 out of 5 stars An Admixture of Gold and Meaningless Twaddle
As a serious fan of short stories, I approached the Farenheit Twins with gusto. Churning my way through the book in a couple of days I was left feeling elated, frustrated,... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2007 by M. J. Easton

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As a newcomer to short stories, I found this book illuminating. Each character is invested with so much depth that you always feel a bit disappointed that the story has to be so... Read more
Published on 27 April 2006 by Waldo Lives

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