Reviews

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

noriam_reads's review against another edition

I can't rate it now, I need to sleep on it.
It seemed to be two different books, the first part had the convenience store woman vibe, the second part was more Kafkaesque.
It holds such a horror, it made me physically nauseous. It's certainly brilliant, but it sits like a heavy greasy dinner.

graperuth's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

5.0

burialshroud's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

millagreenpurple's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

booksofannie's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

lindsey123's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

storykim25's review against another edition

3.0

Mega seltsames Buch, ich war echt am schwanken zwischen 3 und 4 Sternen weil es oft Momente gab in denen ich innehalten musste und eine physische Reaktion auf das hatte was ich gerade gelesen habe was ja eigentlich gut für ein Buch ist. Aber es war mir teilweise auch etwas zu kindisch.

narnwhalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

noshinbean's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

youthmayo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn’t realise what I was getting myself into - it really was a descent into madness.

I really enjoy Murutas writing style, as I’ve read Convenience Store Woman and loved it. This was definitely much darker, but the way she takes me on a journey made everything insane feel sane.

Would say definitely a lot of triggers in this book so read the warnings, as I wasn’t expecting it so dark!