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So "Earthlings" by Sayaka Murata arrived at the library yesterday for pickup, and I read it last night and this morning. Like "Convenience Store Woman" it was a very fast read, and with the theme of the expectations of couples and reproduction in society. However it also has an element of horror reminding me in some ways of Nicolas Winding Rafn's "Neon Demon" but without the beautiful visuals. I can only recommend it if you've already read Convenience Store Woman and are curious. If I had to choose between watching "Neon Demon" and reading "Earthlings", I would pick "Neon Demon" hands down. So

Good luck - I hope you will get it! I was about to offer you feedback on your application and then I realized it probably won't be written in English. I also just ordered "Earthlings" from the library!

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, David! I almost put the new novel on my Christmas wish list, but it didn't get the greatest reviews, so I think I'll reserve it at the library. One of the things that makes my Christmas shopping easier is that I buy a lot of copies of the same book and then send it to people around the world, so I get the gift of seeing how they react differently to the same book. I especially like to send Scandinavian books that have been translated. So this year my book gift was "The Employees/Les Employés/De Ansatte" by Olga Ravn. It seems it might be difficult to pick up i

Or we could hang out here :-) on thewgb.com 🤪