Das Seidenraupenzimmer

This one was a lot wilder than [b:Convenience Store Woman 38357895 Convenience Store Woman Sayaka Murata https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523623053l/38357895.SY75.jpg 51852264] but moves along similar lines, of what it means to be an outsider in a society where everyone should act and think the same. There's a heartbreaking element that depicts how children (or adults) can escape into fantasy worlds in order to suppress traumatising experiences. Occasionally our protagonist has to endure so much injustice at the hand of family and friends, that the misery almost becomes unbearable. But then the story takes a turn towards the weird, and just stays on course!

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