Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata creates a reproductive utopia turned dystopia.
What We Say: “In Vanishing World, Sayaka Murata does not hold your hand as she drops you into a strange, futuristic reality where sex between husband and wife is considered dirty, and children are only conceived through artificial insemination. Protagonist Amane is unusual, an outsider conceived naturally by her parents, and although she tries to fit in and does all that is expected of her as a good citizen of this sterile world, her desires for love and intimacy challenge every societal expectation that she was brought up to believe in. Uncomfortable in many ways, with a blunt and deadpan outlook on sex and sexuality, Sayaka’s writing is original and completely gripping, flipping the world on its head to examine a deeper, unique angle of the human experience.” – Leila Wilkinson
What They Say: “In the imagination of Sayaka Murata, nothing seems to be off limits.” – Madeleine Feeny
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