Sayaka Murata has taken up the ante with this disturbing yet fascinating short story collection on subverting the norm in extremes (sometimes a little too much and frankly, doesn't make sense). It's uncomfortable, grotesque at times, and injects some valuable social commentary here and there. But I must say, some short stories seem more like fillers and affected my reading experience negatively. I cannot overstate how weird this collection is! The first story has so much shock value, personally but it raised some questions.

Full review to come!

Thank you so much to Grove Atlantic for the advanced copy. I got so excited receiving the eARC today that I cancelled work just to read this hahahaha. Fair warning though, if you're specifically looking for something like Convenience Store Woman then you'll probably find this not to your taste.

Trigger Warnings: cannibilism, children engaging in sex