Kathryn Barker's In The Skin Of A Monster
What is it like to walk in a land of dreams?
“In the Skin of a Monster” is a fiction adventure novel written by Kathryn barker. I loved this book it’s one of the most original and interesting novels i’ve read for a while. It’s so brilliantly written and has so many plot twists, it throws you into a world of imagination and dreams, although the beginning was confusing and the blurb for the book was misleading. The transition between reality and this dream world isn't all that clear, if there is any at all. but it quickly drew me in. As I read more I became interested in how vivid the characters where, I found it hard to put the book down.
Although the text was confusing, it all started to come together when I found out that Kell was a dream version of Alice. Alice always thought that Kell was a dream version of her sister, because she was so mean and vicious, but when Jude told her about the dream that created them she realised that she was capable of being a monster just like her sister. “There couldn’t be much doubt about how similar we were now, could there? Turns out I was definitely capable of being like you given the …show more content…
Although the style that the novel was weird I can see why Kathryn Barker chose to write the story in this way. It makes a lot of sense to do so once you get what the story is about. But most of all, it makes the story so unique and original. It shakes things up a little bit and moves away from the more traditional stories. I finally understood that her sister was suffering and haunted by her dreams this quote explains this “What was your last feeling before you pulled the trigger? Were you pleased or horrified? Did you feel like a monster? Was pain the last thing you felt in life? And if so, how long had it been going for?” This particular example showed me that in the end she wasn’t as evil as everyone thought. This realization really helped me to understand and enjoy the novel
“In the Skin of a Monster” is a fiction adventure novel written by Kathryn barker. I loved this book it’s one of the most original and interesting novels i’ve read for a while. It’s so brilliantly written and has so many plot twists, it throws you into a world of imagination and dreams, although the beginning was confusing and the blurb for the book was misleading. The transition between reality and this dream world isn't all that clear, if there is any at all. but it quickly drew me in. As I read more I became interested in how vivid the characters where, I found it hard to put the book down.
Although the text was confusing, it all started to come together when I found out that Kell was a dream version of Alice. Alice always thought that Kell was a dream version of her sister, because she was so mean and vicious, but when Jude told her about the dream that created them she realised that she was capable of being a monster just like her sister. “There couldn’t be much doubt about how similar we were now, could there? Turns out I was definitely capable of being like you given the …show more content…
Although the style that the novel was weird I can see why Kathryn Barker chose to write the story in this way. It makes a lot of sense to do so once you get what the story is about. But most of all, it makes the story so unique and original. It shakes things up a little bit and moves away from the more traditional stories. I finally understood that her sister was suffering and haunted by her dreams this quote explains this “What was your last feeling before you pulled the trigger? Were you pleased or horrified? Did you feel like a monster? Was pain the last thing you felt in life? And if so, how long had it been going for?” This particular example showed me that in the end she wasn’t as evil as everyone thought. This realization really helped me to understand and enjoy the novel