Body Horror & Transgressive
by Sayaka Murata
Natsuki, ostracized by her family, finds solace in her plush hedgehog Piyyut, who tells her he's from another planet on a mission to save Earth. As she grows into adulthood, her alienation deepens into something far more disturbing and transgressive. Murata's novel is a shocking examination of conformity, trauma, and radical rejection of societal norms.
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