Mysterious Skin
by Scott Heim
Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbianpsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosioncomplex relationship
Boxlist takeExpect an unsavoury, moving novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
At the age of eight Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his house, having endured something so traumatic that he cannot remember an entire five–hour period of time.During the following years he slowly recalls details from that night, but these fragments are not enough to explain what happened to him, and he begins to believe that he may have been the victim of an alien encounter.
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- Author
- Scott Heim
- Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 304
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- Open Library
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