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* Abusive family <ref> Abusive Family: Both Natsuki's mother, older sister and father are incredibly verbally abusive to her. This abuse is seen throughout the story, and throughout the turned eyes that they give Natsuki. Natsuki tells her mother about the abuse she faces from her teacher, which results in her mother spiraling and hitting Natsuki multiple times. Near the end of the book, it is revealed that Kise, Natsuki's sister, knew and saw the abuse she withstood from her teacher, and did nothing.
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Yuu, Natsuki's cousin, also is abused at home, and it can be implied that Yuu is also being sexually abused by his mother, it is stated multiple times throughout the beginning that he is "treated like a husband"
 
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Tomoyama, Natsuki's husband also could be potentially abused by his mother as well, and it states that he had to take baths with his mom until he was 15.   </ref>
 
  
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* Cannibalism <ref> Cannibalism: Throughout the last chunk of the book, Yuu, Natsuki, and Tomoyama eat an elderly couple. The book goes into detail about how they prep and kill the body.  </ref>
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* Abusive family <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Both Natsuki's mother, older sister and father are incredibly verbally abusive to her. Yuu is also abused at home, with some abuse being implied to be sexual in nature. There are implications that Tomoyama, Natsuki's husband might have been abused by his mother.</div>
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* Child sexual abuse <ref> Child Sexual Abuse: Natsuki is abused twice throughout the book by her cram school teacher, Mr. Igasaki. He forces her to perform oral sex on him, this scene is incredibly graphic. Natsuki is 12.
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* Cannibalism <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">The book goes into detail about how they prep and kill the body.  </div>
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Igasaki also looks through the trash bins and keeps Natsuki's menstrual products. He forces her to change her pad in front of him.
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* Child sexual abuse <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Natsuki is abused twice throughout the book by her cram school teacher in multiple graphic scenes. </div>
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Igasaki also gropes, stalks, and beats Natsuki multiple times throughout the beginning of the book. </ref>
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* Incest <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Yuu and Natsuki, who are cousins, engage in a sexual relationship. Another character talks about engaging in a sexual relationship with both his brother and his dying grandfather.</div>
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* Incest <ref> Incest: Yuu and Natsuki engage in a sexual relationship, and throughout the beginning of the book, Natsuki talks about how they are boyfriend and girlfriend. They get "married" that summer.  They are both 12, and are cousins. There is also multiple times throughout the end of the book where Tomoyama talks about engaging in a taboo act to un-brainwash himself from the life that he is living. He talks about engaging in a sexual relationship with both his brother, and his dying grandfather.   </ref>
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* Gaslighting <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Natsuki's mother tells her that her experienced abuse is in her head and that she is making things up for attention</div>
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* Manipulation <ref> Manipulation: Natsuki's mother tells her that Mr. Igasaki's abuse is all in her head and that she is making things up for attention</ref>
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* Grooming
 
* Mental abuse
 
* Mental abuse
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* Murder<ref> Murder: Natsuki murders Mr. Igasaki. </ref>
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* Murder <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> Of an abuser </div>
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* Pedophilia <ref>Pedophilia: Mr. Igasaki is a pedophile. He is loved by the rest of the community, so nobody believes Natsuki when she says what happened to her. </ref>
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* Pedophilia <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> The character is loved by the community, so victims are not believed.</ref>
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* Rape <ref> Rape: Mr. Igasaki graphically forces Natsuki to perform oral sex on him. Natsuki loses all sense of taste for the next 23 years. The sexual relationship with Yuu and Natsuki would also be considered rape, since they are both children. </ref>
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* Rape <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">Oral, on-page</div>
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* Child sexual abuse
 
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* Grooming
 
 
* Underage sex between two children
 
* Underage sex between two children
  

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Earthlings
Cover of Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Author(s) Sayaka Murata
Published August 31, 2018
Publisher Granta Books
Genre(s) Horror
Contemporary
Magical Realism
Age group Adult


Earthlings by Sayaka Murata is an adult horror novel, originally published on August 31, 2018.

Trigger Warnings

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  • Abusive family
    Both Natsuki's mother, older sister and father are incredibly verbally abusive to her. Yuu is also abused at home, with some abuse being implied to be sexual in nature. There are implications that Tomoyama, Natsuki's husband might have been abused by his mother.
  • Cannibalism
    The book goes into detail about how they prep and kill the body.
  • Child sexual abuse
    Natsuki is abused twice throughout the book by her cram school teacher in multiple graphic scenes.
  • Incest
    Yuu and Natsuki, who are cousins, engage in a sexual relationship. Another character talks about engaging in a sexual relationship with both his brother and his dying grandfather.
  • Gaslighting
    Natsuki's mother tells her that her experienced abuse is in her head and that she is making things up for attention
  • Grooming
  • Mental abuse
  • Murder
    Of an abuser
  • Pedophilia
    The character is loved by the community, so victims are not believed.</ref>
  • Rape
    Oral, on-page
  • Underage sex between two children

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Japanese main and side characters

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