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Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

book

Another fast and light read, this one I couldn't even put down. Everyone compares it to Convenience Store Woman, so I will too, simply because it seems like a spiritual succesor. Truth to be told, I liked it more than CSW. The ending impressed me and shocked me, at the risk of sounding like a psycho, I envied it a bit. Sometimes you just want to go wild you know. Truly unhinged, really beautiful. I think I said it before, but Earthlings is CSW on steroids. It feels like the author went where she truly wanted to go in her most unhinged fantasies and I applaud her for it. Maybe it hammers the baby factory aspect a bit stronger than CSW but I don't care. I love crazy stuff. It has some gore and absurdity which is right up my alley.