Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hiromi Kawakami’s ‘Under the Eye of the Big Bird’ is melancholic and sparse, with an amazing first half. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025.
7/10
Under the Eye of the Big Bird: In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers. Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien beings - but it is far from certain that connection, love, reproduction, and evolution will persist among the inhabitants of this faltering new world. Unfolding over geological eons, Under the Eye of the Big Bird is at once an astonishing vision of the end of our species as we know it and a meditation on the qualities that, for better and worse, make us human.
Thanks for watching, and remember: Computer, generate 8 foot tall futanari versions of Bryce Dallas Howard and Eva Green. Reprogram to give them severe maternal instincts but make them think that having s*x with someone is the same as protecting them. Alter their perception to make them think that I am their son. Disengage safety protocols and run program.
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Hiromi Kawakami’s ‘Under the Eye of the Big Bird’ is melancholic and sparse, with an amazing first half. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025.
7/10
Under the Eye of the Big Bird: In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers. Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. The survival of the race depends on the interbreeding of these and other alien beings - but it is far from certain that connection, love, reproduction, and evolution will persist among the inhabitants of this faltering new world. Unfolding over geological eons, Under the Eye of the Big Bird is at once an astonishing vision of the end of our species as we know it and a meditation on the qualities that, for better and worse, make us human.
Thanks for watching, and remember: Computer, generate 8 foot tall futanari versions of Bryce Dallas Howard and Eva Green. Reprogram to give them severe maternal instincts but make them think that having s*x with someone is the same as protecting them. Alter their perception to make them think that I am their son. Disengage safety protocols and run program.
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/61199102
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/TheDiscoKing
Instagram: instagram.com/funkydaddydisco
#bookerprize2025 #bookerprize #internationalbookerprize #booktube #booktuber #bookreview
