Earthlings

Books | 2020 in review Dec 19, 2020

Our critics’ favorite books published in 2020

by Kris Kosaka, Eric Margolis, Florentyna Leow, Nicolas Gattig, Claire Williamson and Stephen Mansfield

As 2021 approaches, six Japan Times book reviewers look back on their top reads released in English this year.

Books / Reviews Oct 3, 2020

Sayaka Murata's 'Earthlings': Alienated misfits fight against the ties that bind

by Kris Kosaka

Sayaka Murata’s latest novel is an incisive expose of societal pressures and expectations, and touches on taboo topics such as abuse and incest.