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alexis_objetautre 's review for:
Life Ceremony
by Sayaka Murata
These stories have a fresh view on culture and human existence, and I was absolutely surprised by many of them - also feeling like the stories are an unveiling . The writing is clear and direct. The details are thoughtful. Not too gross for me. A happy chance read, I found Life Ceremony at the library and really liked it, will try her more famous [b:Convenience Store Woman|36739755|Convenience Store Woman|Sayaka Murata|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680105376l/36739755._SX50_.jpg|51852264] next.
I marked a few passages that were right-on in their own ways:
"normal is a type of madness, isn't it? ..."
she "had never once said that she had 'been kissed.' For her, kissing was something she did of her own volition."
"when I'd realized that the noises humans emitted had first been animal cries and then called language"
"setting the air trembling with my breath"
I marked a few passages that were right-on in their own ways:
"normal is a type of madness, isn't it? ..."
she "had never once said that she had 'been kissed.' For her, kissing was something she did of her own volition."
"when I'd realized that the noises humans emitted had first been animal cries and then called language"
"setting the air trembling with my breath"