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holdentwalker 's review for:
Earthlings
by Sayaka Murata
Deeply bizarre book about trauma, social norms, dissociation, and — I want to say — psychosis. This one is boundary pushing. Expect to clutch your pearls and feel like you’re on crack.
Earthlings is a deeply uncomfortable read. Its commentary on counter culture and the resistance to rigid social expectations mirrors Murata’s pervious work in ‘Convenience Store Woman’, although, I prefer this take on those themes.
The implications of hyper conservative views about sex and honour are on full display here, however expect the unexpected when it comes to exactly how these issues are brought up. Not for the faint of heart.
Earthlings is a deeply uncomfortable read. Its commentary on counter culture and the resistance to rigid social expectations mirrors Murata’s pervious work in ‘Convenience Store Woman’, although, I prefer this take on those themes.
The implications of hyper conservative views about sex and honour are on full display here, however expect the unexpected when it comes to exactly how these issues are brought up. Not for the faint of heart.