As a child, Natsuki doesn’t fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest, a place that couldn’t be more different from her grey commuter town. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to Natsuki that he is an extraterrestrial and that every night he searches the sky for the spaceship that might take him back to his home planet. Natsuki wonders if she might be an alien too.
Back in her city home, Natsuki is scolded or ignored and even preyed upon by a young teacher at her cram school. As she grows up in a hostile, violent world, she consoles herself with memories of her time with Yuu and discovers a surprisingly potent inner power. Natsuki seems forced to fit into a society she deems a “baby factory,” but even as a married woman she wonders if there is more to this world than the mundane reality everyone else seems to accept. The answers are out there, and Natsuki has the power to find them.
Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world and cements Sayaka Murata’s status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe.
© 2021 Blackstone Publishing (Lydbok): 9781094189123
Oversetter: Ginny Tapley Takemori
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 5. januar 2021
As a child, Natsuki doesn’t fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest, a place that couldn’t be more different from her grey commuter town. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to Natsuki that he is an extraterrestrial and that every night he searches the sky for the spaceship that might take him back to his home planet. Natsuki wonders if she might be an alien too.
Back in her city home, Natsuki is scolded or ignored and even preyed upon by a young teacher at her cram school. As she grows up in a hostile, violent world, she consoles herself with memories of her time with Yuu and discovers a surprisingly potent inner power. Natsuki seems forced to fit into a society she deems a “baby factory,” but even as a married woman she wonders if there is more to this world than the mundane reality everyone else seems to accept. The answers are out there, and Natsuki has the power to find them.
Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world and cements Sayaka Murata’s status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe.
© 2021 Blackstone Publishing (Lydbok): 9781094189123
Oversetter: Ginny Tapley Takemori
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 5. januar 2021
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Marie
21. feb. 2023
The plot is totally unpredictable and INSANE - but i loved it.This book is about Natsuki, who is a young girl who lives in Japan and feels like an outsider among her family and peers. Natsuki has a unique personality that is shaped by her difficult childhood and her experiences as an adult.Natsuki is introverted and often feels misunderstood by the people around her. She has a unique perspective on the world, and has a vivid imagination and finds solace in her own world of fantasy and fiction: she sees the world through a lens of fantasy and science fiction. She is also deeply empathetic, sensitive and perceptive, often picking up on the emotional nuances of the people around her. However, she struggles to communicate her feelings and thoughts to others, which leads to feelings of isolation and loneliness. Despite her struggles, she remains determined to find her place in the world and make sense of her experiences. Natsuki's journey throughout the book is relatable and inspiring
Maria
6. feb. 2024
Sjokkerende og overraskende, men også veldig vond og tankevekkende. Anbefaler den ikke for sarte sjeler...
Elin
3. feb. 2024
Stiller spørsmål til hva som er forventet av oss i samfunnet for å passe inn i normalen! Og hvordan vi lytter til hverandre og respekterer ulikheter!
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