Body Horror & Transgressive

Earthlings

by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Natsuki, an outcast child who believes she's an alien sent to save Earth, grows into a woman trapped by Japan's rigid expectations of marriage and family. When she reunites with a childhood friend, their shared delusions spiral into a shocking act of rebellion. A ferocious, unsettling critique of conformity and survival.

More Body Horror & Transgressive

• Acceptance — Jeff VanderMeer
• The Haar — David Sodergren
• The Graceview Patient — Caitlin Starling
• The Vegetarian — Han Kang
• The White People and Other Weird Stories — Arthur Machen
• The Haunted Forest Tour — James A. Moore
• Absolution — Jeff VanderMeer
• Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror — Ellen Datlow

The Books Oracle — reading tracker and book recommendations drawn from your own shelf.