Earthlings
(eAudiobook)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Contributors:
Published:
[United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2021.
Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 07 min.)) : digital.
Status:
Description

As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest, a place that couldn't be more different from her grey commuter town. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to Natsuki that he is an extraterrestrial and that every night he searches the sky for the spaceship that might take him back to his home planet. Natsuki wonders if she might be an alien too. Back in her city home, Natsuki is scolded or ignored and even preyed upon by a young teacher at her cram school. As she grows up in a hostile, violent world, she consoles herself with memories of her time with Yuu and discovers a surprisingly potent inner power. Natsuki seems forced to fit into a society she deems a "baby factory," but even as a married woman she wonders if there is more to this world than the mundane reality everyone else seems to accept. The answers are out there, and Natsuki has the power to find them. Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world, and cements Sayaka Murata's status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe. "This is one that should be on everyone's wish list." "The imagination of this writer grows and grows like outer space. Earthlings should be one of the main fictional events of 2020."

Also in This Series
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781094189130, 1094189138

Notes

Restrictions on Access
Instant title available through hoopla.
Participants/Performers
Read by Nancy Wu.
Description
As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest, a place that couldn't be more different from her grey commuter town. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to Natsuki that he is an extraterrestrial and that every night he searches the sky for the spaceship that might take him back to his home planet. Natsuki wonders if she might be an alien too. Back in her city home, Natsuki is scolded or ignored and even preyed upon by a young teacher at her cram school. As she grows up in a hostile, violent world, she consoles herself with memories of her time with Yuu and discovers a surprisingly potent inner power. Natsuki seems forced to fit into a society she deems a "baby factory," but even as a married woman she wonders if there is more to this world than the mundane reality everyone else seems to accept. The answers are out there, and Natsuki has the power to find them. Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world, and cements Sayaka Murata's status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe. "This is one that should be on everyone's wish list." "The imagination of this writer grows and grows like outer space. Earthlings should be one of the main fictional events of 2020."
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Murata, S., & Wu, N. (2021). Earthlings. Unabridged. [United States], Blackstone Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Murata, Sayaka and Nancy, Wu. 2021. Earthlings. [United States], Blackstone Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Murata, Sayaka and Nancy, Wu, Earthlings. [United States], Blackstone Publishing, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Murata, Sayaka, and Nancy Wu. Earthlings. Unabridged. [United States], Blackstone Publishing, 2021.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
f7b57e51-9785-c58a-e1d5-37f74a64c8ab
Go To GroupedWork

Hoopla Extract Information

hooplaId13162838
titleEarthlings
kindAUDIOBOOK
price2.49
active1
pa0
profanity0
children0
demo0
rating
abridged0
dateLastUpdatedApr 03, 2021 06:11:52 PM

Record Information

Last File Modification TimeNov 22, 2023 10:30:14 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeMar 26, 2024 06:23:13 AM

MARC Record

LEADER03329nim a22004455a 4500
001MWT13162838
003MWT
00520231027021517.0
006m     o  h        
007sz zunnnnnuned
007cr nnannnuuuua
008231027o2021    xxunnn eo      f  n eng d
020 |a 9781094189130|q (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
020 |a 1094189138|q (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
02842|a MWT13162838
029 |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/bsa_9781094189130_180.jpeg
037 |a 13162838|b Midwest Tape, LLC|n http://www.midwesttapes.com
040 |a Midwest|e rda
099 |a eAudiobook hoopla
1001 |a Murata, Sayaka,|e author.
24510|a Earthlings|h [electronic resource] /|c Sayaka Murata.
250 |a Unabridged.
264 1|a [United States] :|b Blackstone Publishing,|c 2021.
264 2|b Made available through hoopla
300 |a 1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 07 min.)) :|b digital.
336 |a spoken word|b spw|2 rdacontent
337 |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia
338 |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier
344 |a digital|h digital recording|2 rda
347 |a data file|2 rda
506 |a Instant title available through hoopla.
5111 |a Read by Nancy Wu.
520 |a As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest, a place that couldn't be more different from her grey commuter town. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to Natsuki that he is an extraterrestrial and that every night he searches the sky for the spaceship that might take him back to his home planet. Natsuki wonders if she might be an alien too. Back in her city home, Natsuki is scolded or ignored and even preyed upon by a young teacher at her cram school. As she grows up in a hostile, violent world, she consoles herself with memories of her time with Yuu and discovers a surprisingly potent inner power. Natsuki seems forced to fit into a society she deems a "baby factory," but even as a married woman she wonders if there is more to this world than the mundane reality everyone else seems to accept. The answers are out there, and Natsuki has the power to find them. Dreamlike, sometimes shocking, and always strange and wonderful, Earthlings asks what it means to be happy in a stifling world, and cements Sayaka Murata's status as a master chronicler of the outsider experience and our own uncanny universe. "This is one that should be on everyone's wish list." "The imagination of this writer grows and grows like outer space. Earthlings should be one of the main fictional events of 2020."
538 |a Mode of access: World Wide Web.
650 0|a Coming of age|v Fiction.
650 0|a Literature|v Fiction.
7001 |a Wu, Nancy,|e reader.
7102 |a hoopla digital.
85640|u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13162838?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435|z Instantly available on hoopla.
85642|z Cover image|u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/bsa_9781094189130_180.jpeg