Big Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the advanced copy!!

'Vanishing World' is a book by Sayaka Murata and it follows the same pattern as all of her stories, with the weird atmosphere, the disturbing plot, and the exploration of society's rules.

The book is divided into three parts, with the first two exploring the main character's early life and her sexual awakening, as well as what led her and her husband to join the experimental city. Those parts have some rather boring passages, with themes and dialogues often being repeated to the point that I thought I swiped back a few pages on my ebook and was rereading them. Alas, that pattern was used more often than not and it got tiring.

The third part was the more 'exciting' with more action moving the plot forward and a quite disturbing ending. I can only translate it into the plan backfiring and having people omit their animal instincts leads to them acting to the extreme. Still, it wasn't easy to read.

Finally, the book was quick paced and it was easy to finish it in a few days due to the simple narration, even if the story won't leave the reader for many days to come.