殺人出産

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by 村田沙耶香

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[DeepL Translation - needs review] If a woman gives birth to 10 children, she is allowed to kill someone. In a world where such a "murder-birthing system" was accepted, "birth mothers" were revered as precious beings who create life. At Ikuko's workplace, another "birth mother" was also a "birth mother," and she was admired by the people. While praising this wonderful act, Ikuko has somewhat mixed feelings about it. Perhaps it is because of a certain secret she holds that she cannot tell any...

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194

ISBN13:

9784062190466

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(3.94/5)

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Daisoujousays

October 31, 2022

A collection of 4 shorts (heavily imbalanced in length, one is 60+ % of the book while another is under 5) united by hypothesizing some sort of differing cultural values around life, death, birth, and sex. These premises vary in extremity from "birth 10 people to legally murder 1" to "what if 3 people dated" which can make some a little underwhelming, though there are usually standout scenes of violence or unpleasant and logistically confusing sex that make it hard to call this boring. Overall I

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seanbluesays

December 29, 2021

Warning: This book contains graphic descriptions of violence and sexual acts.

Overall I give the book 3/5 stars. Here's my rating for each of the stories: