The sentence that tied Earthlings by Sayaka Murata…
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The sentence that tied Earthlings by Sayaka Murata together for me
I picked up this book after reading Vanishing World (my first book by the author). I know how people's first read is usually Convenience Store Woman (which I haven't read yet) by the writer. For me, I just stumbled upon it in a book store and the plot seemed very enticing, but I digress. Coming back to Earthlings, I have only just finished it and I just knew I had to start writing about it because *how do I know what I think until I see what I say?*
I turned one page after another with this book and I only took breaks from it to go to work and sleep. I simply did not take time to process the heaviest of parts and the grotesque passages it took me on. I think the the author has made me realise the meaning of truly empathising, or it is the fact that I was able to just understand the state of the protagonist because the extended metaphor was completely in my face.
The (half-a) sentence that I feel tied the entire book together reveals itself when you're 90% through: >!But now that my flesh was in a state of utter relaxation!< Nevermind the context when it was said or why for that matter. It struck me quite differently. This is what it is. This is what is hard to find. People go on living their lives in search of it and make decisions in spite of it. For what? The answer is right there.
I do not know if I make any sense with my words. However this book was able to make sense of the fixed ways of **society** that people go along with.
#entertainment
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I picked up this book after reading Vanishing World (my first book by the author). I know how people's first read is usually Convenience Store Woman (which I haven't read yet) by the writer. For me, I just stumbled upon it in a book store and the plot seemed very enticing, but I digress. Coming back to Earthlings, I have only just finished it and I just knew I had to start writing about it because *how do I know what I think until I see what I say?*
I turned one page after another with this book and I only took breaks from it to go to work and sleep. I simply did not take time to process the heaviest of parts and the grotesque passages it took me on. I think the the author has made me realise the meaning of truly empathising, or it is the fact that I was able to just understand the state of the protagonist because the extended metaphor was completely in my face.
The (half-a) sentence that I feel tied the entire book together reveals itself when you're 90% through: >!But now that my flesh was in a state of utter relaxation!< Nevermind the context when it was said or why for that matter. It struck me quite differently. This is what it is. This is what is hard to find. People go on living their lives in search of it and make decisions in spite of it. For what? The answer is right there.
I do not know if I make any sense with my words. However this book was able to make sense of the fixed ways of **society** that people go along with.
#entertainment
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