Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Skin (Hayder novel)


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The result was   keep. Lankiveil (speak to me) 02:07, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Skin (Hayder novel)

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Rather obscure novel with no refs that has been tagged for notability since 2009 Wgolf (talk) 00:23, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. lavender|(formerlyHMSSolent)|lambast 00:32, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete Not notable. Joseph2302 (talk) 00:56, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. See the list of editorial reviews from Amazon.com: From Booklist: "*Starred Review* Tired of all those lame vampire and goth horror books? Ready for something really scary? This is it. Easily today’s best writer of visceral and elemental horror, Hayder handles her genre specialty in a way guaranteed to creep out even the strongest of heart. No Lovecraftian excesses here. Hayder writes about monsters that could be real, yanked from some dank recess of the id. This combo of police procedural and African mythology continues the story from her earlier novel Ritual (2008) and marks the fourth appearance of Detective Inspector Jack Caffery and forensic diver “Flea” Marley. The enigmatic monster dubbed the Tokoloshe is also back and intertwined into a murder mystery that may, or may not, involve the supernatural. What it definitely does involve is someone or something that likes skin—especially when it’s separated from its original owner. Thus far, Hayder has been too edgy to achieve widespread recognition, but this just could be the book that launches her beyond cult favorite to mainstream star. --Elliott Swanson" From The Daily Telegraph: "Warped ... bloodthirsty ... No matter how much you despise yourself for getting sucked into such places, Hayder is brilliant at making you read on." From the Daily Mirror: "Hayder is the closest we've got to Stephen King ... the goriest thriller writer this side of the pond" From The Guardian: "Hayder's gory insights into the dark are compelling" From The Guardian: "Fast paced and absorbing ... complex and gripping" </ol>Here are other sources about the subject:<ol> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Skin to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 23:12, 3 April 2015 (UTC)</li></ul>
 * Keep per and WP:NBOOK, which specifically states that reviews such as the ones Cunard found count for notability purposes. ~  ONUnicorn (Talk&#124;Contribs) problem solving 14:51, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
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