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Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori, Sayaka Murata: Earthlings (AudiobookFormat, 2020, Granta Books) 4 stars

For connoisseurs of black comedy only

4 stars

When I mentioned to a friend I was reading this book, their first reaction was "oh my god, brace yourself!!!". Having finished it, I can see why it gets such a recreation, given it deals with some very taboo subjects.

It reminded me of the film Kinds Of Kindness by Yorgos Lanthimos, as what they both have in common is I have friends who found the stories too subversive, despite being fans of Convenience Store Woman and Poor Things respectively.

However, if dark black comedy is your thing, I would highly recommend this as there were moments listening to this book where I burst in laughter because of the ridiculous depravity of some scenes.