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A review by onlyoko
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
2.0
I'm not going to lie, rating this book is... difficult. I have two wolves inside of me.
* The first wolf recognizes this book is, in its genre and in its way, a little work of heart. The rpose is linear and simple, but it's able to make you fully feel the disgust and rage of some of the stuff that's happening. It succeeds in its objective: making you question reality and bringing you along on a descent toward madness
* The other wolf, sadly, wasn't looking for something like this. This was a good book per se, but it's not for the weak of stomach and must be read when you're ready for it. I was looking for something light, I was "deceived" by the description and went for this... It really was not the right time for me.
Also, most importantly, THIS NEEDS CONTENT WARNING. HUGE CONTENT WARNING. It's more than ok to tackle some topics, but the reader must be prepared for it. I wasn't.
All in all, the first wolf says 4 stars, the second 1. It'd average at 3, but I'm leaving one less for the lack of warning.
* The first wolf recognizes this book is, in its genre and in its way, a little work of heart. The rpose is linear and simple, but it's able to make you fully feel the disgust and rage of some of the stuff that's happening. It succeeds in its objective: making you question reality and bringing you along on a descent toward madness
* The other wolf, sadly, wasn't looking for something like this. This was a good book per se, but it's not for the weak of stomach and must be read when you're ready for it. I was looking for something light, I was "deceived" by the description and went for this... It really was not the right time for me.
Also, most importantly, THIS NEEDS CONTENT WARNING. HUGE CONTENT WARNING. It's more than ok to tackle some topics, but the reader must be prepared for it. I wasn't.
All in all, the first wolf says 4 stars, the second 1. It'd average at 3, but I'm leaving one less for the lack of warning.