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“Two young cousins on the brink of puberty create an imaginary world for the two of them to share. When Natsuki and Yuu’s blossoming romance causes consternation among relatives, they are torn apart; Natsuki never truly recovers.” Read more...
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
“It explores many of the same themes as her first novel – emotional weirdness, societal pressure to live a ‘normal’ life, phoney marriages, cold fish protagonists – but while Convenience Store Woman rolled gently along, Earthlings is a firecracker of a book. If you appreciate trigger warnings, this book requires them all – child abuse, violence, incest, and plenty more. But somehow the story skates along the top of all this darkness, and shimmers with a deadpan wit. I loved it.” Read more...
Editors’ Picks: Notable Novels of Fall 2020
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
