Read more at www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/books/review/sayaka-murata-earthlings.html

— by Lydia Millet: “Earthlings” is the Japanese author Sayaka Murata’s second novel to be translated into English, after “Convenience Store Woman,” which was published to critical acclaim in 2018. The new book’s plot makes a charming elevator pitch, even if you leave out juicy tags like pedophilia, rape and murder…

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