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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I should’ve ended this at chapter 2. At that point I unfortunately resonated with the character and understood where she was coming from due to the trauma she was dealing with at a young age but after that she just let the abuse make her batshit crazy. It was annoying reading her at 40 never growing up at all from her way of thinking as a child and disgusting reading what happens in the last chapter. I don’t think I would recommend this book at all which is surprising because I loved convenience store woman.
"I was still expected to become a component for the Factory. It was like a never-ending jail sentence."
4.5 stars - this was WILD. Big 'what did I even just read?' energy here.
I can understand why people might not enjoy it, but Murata is just THAT author for me. I can't put my finger on why I enjoy it so much, but there is just something about her writing, tone, cynicism - the FLAVOUR. Easily my favourite new author of 2020, I will read anything she writes.
4.5 stars - this was WILD. Big 'what did I even just read?' energy here.
I can understand why people might not enjoy it, but Murata is just THAT author for me. I can't put my finger on why I enjoy it so much, but there is just something about her writing, tone, cynicism - the FLAVOUR. Easily my favourite new author of 2020, I will read anything she writes.
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this book is so twisted!!
intentionally abrasive and uncomfortable but in a way i can tolerate- the plot is this way rather than the protagonist being so, which is what would be more likely to put me off. the author did a really good job of making me extremely uncomfortable while reading. i found myself sympathetic towards the protagonist and almost kind of cheering on the weird and strange things she did in the name of rebelling against the factory.
the kind of audiobook that made me nervous about it suddenly disconnecting from my bluetooth headphones and connecting to someone's speaker instead.
overall four stars it was challenging and i feel quite well-paced and i can't think of what i didn't like about it other than being unable to help wondering whether it went almost too far at times for me to keep going. i don't know!! twisted and meaningful
intentionally abrasive and uncomfortable but in a way i can tolerate- the plot is this way rather than the protagonist being so, which is what would be more likely to put me off. the author did a really good job of making me extremely uncomfortable while reading. i found myself sympathetic towards the protagonist and almost kind of cheering on the weird and strange things she did in the name of rebelling against the factory.
the kind of audiobook that made me nervous about it suddenly disconnecting from my bluetooth headphones and connecting to someone's speaker instead.
overall four stars it was challenging and i feel quite well-paced and i can't think of what i didn't like about it other than being unable to help wondering whether it went almost too far at times for me to keep going. i don't know!! twisted and meaningful
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Earthlings is nothing like you expect, you may be ready for absurdist literature but you may not be ready for this. Over the course of this talk Murata provides an avenue to several important and impactful conversations about the state of the world. While we are exploring the tale of Natsuki as she struggles to find a sense of normalcy as alien species among humans. Murata engages the reader with conversations about society and its hold on our lives and sense of purpose, and how women are treated a whole and even more so when they are victims of SA. Murata will certainly leave the reader wonder WTF did I just read, and more importantly where do I see myself in this story?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism
Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes