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Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

3.65 AVERAGE


im traumatized
dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark fast-paced

Girl what the f*** 

I love going into books blind and I knew this book was weird. Still took me so off guard and I didn’t even a little bit expect the ending. 
challenging dark sad 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
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

What did I just read??
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I don’t even know what to say about this. It should be really disturbing to me, but given the last few books i’ve read this one was rather tame. 

Apart from the graphic nature of parts, this discusses societal norms, and conforming. But i also find myself wondering about shared psychosis. It’s an interesting story. 
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kkalicky94's review

3.0
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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candice_love's review

3.5
challenging dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m still trying to process what I just read, especially since I went through 50 to 80 pages at once. It was bizarre, disgusting, and yes, quite upsetting. It's distressing to see how children's issues are often ignored because adults refuse to accept certain horrendous realities. Reading this felt like witnessing a gathering of twisted minds; I couldn't find a single normal person, as everyone hid behind a facade.

And that ending – what just happened? Why am I still curious?
dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

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