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This is a really interesting and odd little book. Amane lives in a near future Japan where conception takes place solely by artificial insemination and sex is no longer considered civilised. The family unit is also being revolutionised as living alone may just be more convenient. Its a fascinating concept and as Amane is one of very few still having sex she deeply questions her morality. ⬇️

I was really looking forward to this, but it's suffocatingly heavy on the astrology. Which is a shame because the premise and the cats were delightful!

*Litsy photo editor and I are not getting along...

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This has Before The Coffee Gets Cold vibes, and I was finding it mildly enjoyable, and then the third of the three chapters came along and hit me in the feels.

I just couldn't resist a book with a cheeky title, now could I???

“The Night Library is no ordinary library. Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections – the books of deceased famous writers:

the books they wrote;
the books that inspired them;
the books they loved.”

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Hika Harada

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I loved Convenience Store Woman and I keep reading Murata for that reason, and each book gets further away from what I liked. This one was repetitive and oddly written. The plot seems like it's trying hard to be weird, but it didn't seem to have a point? Like, I'm not sure what the message was, which is odd for a book that seems to be a societal critique. Maybe I'm not familiar enough with Japanese culture. The dust jacket made me want king cake.

Obsessed. I feel like I need to reread this book again, immediately, because I sped through it because I loved it but I‘m sure I missed some things. It leaves you with a choked up feeling, one of pain and beauty. N.P. and Kitchen are masterpieces.