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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Wow. Okay. I have so many things to say but at the same time I can't find the words to describe this book.
A history of trauma that spirals into something dark, grotesque, gore and many many more things. I must say it shook me inside, without any doubt the most surreal story I've ever read. I've particularly liked the first part of the book and the depiction of Natsuki's childhood, the style was fluent and captivating. It made me question things and our reality.. The last part is where everything really goes into madness. But I feel like this is the perfect ending for Natsuki and Yuu, maybe not for Tomoomi.
A history of trauma that spirals into something dark, grotesque, gore and many many more things. I must say it shook me inside, without any doubt the most surreal story I've ever read. I've particularly liked the first part of the book and the depiction of Natsuki's childhood, the style was fluent and captivating. It made me question things and our reality.. The last part is where everything really goes into madness. But I feel like this is the perfect ending for Natsuki and Yuu, maybe not for Tomoomi.
A story about coping with trauma that, well.. severely escalates.
About a week has passed since I finished this and I needed the time to recover from the experience of reading this book. Blurbs on the bookcover include "hilarious" and "funny" and "intoxicating" and I have to completely disagree with those descriptions.
It starts out innocently enough. Natsuki is the outsider in her family of four and her parents are mean and cruel to her and we really don't know why as she tries very hard to be obedient and to please them. She knows she doesn't fit in and begins to plan for a future where she won't have to participate in the "Baby Factory" - getting married, having kids, conforming to society.
Natsuki kind of puts her feelings into a stuffed hedgehog toy and she looks to him as guidance, like an oracle from outer space. She and her cousin connect in their feelings of not belonging and that gets a little weird for them and the family - and us readers - when they are caught consummating their pretend marriage ceremony.
Then her teacher does some absolutely despicable things to her and though she tells her mother, she is not believed. And now this is a full on disturbing book.
Natsuki marries a man who also doesn't want to participate in the norm and they have an agreement to pretend to be a typical husband and wife yet they live separate lives. And then it gets even weirder, culminating in cannibalism. My psyche needed a full on cleansing and just writing this review makes me want to scrub my brain.
It starts out innocently enough. Natsuki is the outsider in her family of four and her parents are mean and cruel to her and we really don't know why as she tries very hard to be obedient and to please them. She knows she doesn't fit in and begins to plan for a future where she won't have to participate in the "Baby Factory" - getting married, having kids, conforming to society.
Natsuki kind of puts her feelings into a stuffed hedgehog toy and she looks to him as guidance, like an oracle from outer space. She and her cousin connect in their feelings of not belonging and that gets a little weird for them and the family - and us readers - when they are caught consummating their pretend marriage ceremony.
Then her teacher does some absolutely despicable things to her and though she tells her mother, she is not believed. And now this is a full on disturbing book.
Natsuki marries a man who also doesn't want to participate in the norm and they have an agreement to pretend to be a typical husband and wife yet they live separate lives. And then it gets even weirder, culminating in cannibalism. My psyche needed a full on cleansing and just writing this review makes me want to scrub my brain.
chef's kiss, this book is very disturbing but it works and that cause of it that it works, we follow Natsuki in the aftermath of being raped and with see how trauma affect people and how much you can feel isolated
definitely no everyone tho
definitely no everyone tho
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Violence
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Glad that’s over with
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism
Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder
dark
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
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
challenging
dark
medium-paced
yeah didn’t realize this book was THAT type of dark