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A review by pryingblackbird
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.75
Unhinged and dark, cynical and surreal, and yet much too real. Some people said it's "hilarous" or "funny", to me it read more like a horror novel about the terrors of being a child, of being forced into society, of being a woman, of being different. It never made me laugh, it just filled me with unease. I enjoyed it immensely, but I am hesitant about recommending it. This one comes with a lot of content warnings and will leave you unsettled.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Incest