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aburtch's review
Graphic: Cannibalism
vererito's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Grief
itisnatal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Incest, Sexual content, Vomit, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Death
egle_va's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Dysphoria
h_scharff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Cannibalism
madapatru's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit
shinypurplepants's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
While I found this incredibly enjoyable, I would recommend that readers new to Sayaka Murata start with her novel Convenience Store Woman rather than this anthology.
Like all of Sayaka Murata's works, these stories challenge our ideas about taboo and social norms. If you read and enjoyed Convenience Store Woman you'll have an idea but it's even closer to Earthlings. There's a lot of taking that idea of being an outcast for one reason or another and pushing that to an 11 for exploration.
Stories are shocking and funny at the same time!
Graphic: Cannibalism
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
maddierosiec's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror and Cannibalism
Moderate: Death, Incest, and Vomit
ashleygreene03's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first story was the strongest, and it slowly devolved from there. I loved the book as a whole and what Sayaka Murata is doing, but the execution here could have used more fine-tuning.
Graphic: Gore, Incest, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
thecatmouse's review against another edition
3.75
joke aside this was a mind boggling, sometimes highly uncomfortable read, i kept coming back to it wanting to discover what the next story would explore
never would have imagined a story about being in love with a curtain would be so thrilling but that’s what this author will do to you
Graphic: Vomit and Cannibalism