A review by bellorie
Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This book is a series of short stories touching on magical realism and speculative fiction. For me, the stories made me see things in a different light and see new ways of thinking. Each story can be pretty shocking, but the author pulled it off in a way that makes the stories feel real and believable. It may be the recency effect for me, but I felt like the last story (Hatchling) was my favourite because it had me thinking for a while - even though the character's actions may sound extreme, it’s not far from reality.