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A review by ruthmoog
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
4.25
It's completely bonkers!
The first part of the book is full of trauma. The main character creates an identity to cope with the the experiences she has endured and been blamed for, unfairly. But with no support she takes matters into her own hands and er, violently breaks a taboo.
As she grows up, she tries to look at the human world objectively and this culminates in the three main characters losing their humanity completely.
It's a horror in a coolly psychological chiller kind of way, in the realm of American Psycho or Midsommar.
But, I would love to know what happens after the ending? I couldn't trust the narrator and don't know how the circumstances will be dealt with.
The first part of the book is full of trauma. The main character creates an identity to cope with the the experiences she has endured and been blamed for, unfairly. But with no support she takes matters into her own hands and er, violently breaks a taboo.
As she grows up, she tries to look at the human world objectively and this culminates in the three main characters losing their humanity completely.
It's a horror in a coolly psychological chiller kind of way, in the realm of American Psycho or Midsommar.
But, I would love to know what happens after the ending? I couldn't trust the narrator and don't know how the circumstances will be dealt with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicide