freyaob 's review for:

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I don’t even know how many stars to rate this 

I read it in one day and think I need a few days at least to process it 

I thought the idea of natsuki thinking she was an alien to combat her trauma was good, but it went a bit too far 

Obviously a lot of social commentary in this book, but I simply couldn’t think about that due to all the other horrific graphic things in it

Edit:
Ok I’ve thought about it more and the sister was actually a psycho, like it’s never explained why she hated her sister, and she knew about what went on with the teacher but never said anything!!! What a weird family