Join us on our spaceship for our discussion of “Earthlings” by Sayaka Murata. We talk about the various pressures women face, society as a monster, the strange and complicated characters, body hair, and that wild ending. Next we get into some listener feedback on “Ready Player Two” and “Make Up Break Up,” and then we catch up with what’s on the blog! Tune in on June 28th for our third installment of Book Squad Games, and read along for our next Bookpisode about “The Chosen and the Beautiful” by Nghi Vo on July 12th!

TOC
0:00 – Intro question
10:00 – Content warning and book intro
24:56 – Society as a monster
33:29 – The trauma
49:00 – Let’s talk about Yuu
53:18 – Natsuki’s husband and Kise
1:10:00 – Hair talk
1:06:32 – The ending!
1:23:37 – Ratings
1:29:50 – Feedback
1:36:19 – What’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Links:
Interview with Murata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4qiX8xYJ4c