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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

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lix's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was one of the weirdest experiences of my life, but I loved(?) every second of it(?) (what's wrong with me?) It is very well written, but it is the kind of book you can't really go in blind if you want to preserve a smidge of sanity. 
The social commentary of how our society works, specifically when it come to interpersonal relationships is really interesting,  but it does leave room for the reader's thoughts imo. 
As a queer person myself I found poignant specifically the discussion of relationships only existing for procreation, which is a line of thought that demonized anyone who doesn't conform, whether because they are an lgbtq+ relationship or because on of the two is infertile or cannot have biological children anyways. So that was cool, the book shows how wrong and toxic it is to be so strict with gender and sexual roles, and how that can lead to very disturbing delusions.

Enjoy the book! It's really good!

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fictionofthefix's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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