Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata with Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)

247 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism challenging dark medium-paced
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Natsuki isn’t like the other girls. As youths, she and her cousin Yuu spent the summers in the wild Nagano mountains, hoping for a spaceship to transport her home. When a terrible sequence of events threatens to part the cousins for ever, they mak...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 27,287 reviews

Moods

dark: 95%

challenging: 46%

tense: 38%

sad: 30%

emotional: 26%

reflective: 25%

mysterious: 24%

funny: 14%

adventurous: 9%

hopeful: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

43% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
5% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
63% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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