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Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami

3.91 AVERAGE


girl idk it was fine i guess, i liked Midoriko
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

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This book is beautiful. Half way through you have this will they won’t they moment and it turns out not exactly like I hoped/expected towards the end. I love that almost all of the characters are women with different perspectives and socioeconomic status. It’s so relatable. I cried throughout the last 3 pages. 
challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It was a tough read to get into, but I’m so glad I pushed through. It was at once incredibly provocative and incredible tender. The author pushed me to consider new ideas yet held me with such care while doing so. Prose that was both beautiful and heartbreaking, and a plot that was barely there yet still had so many twists and turns. 

3.5
challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The title really grabbed my attention & I enjoyed the themes that were discussed such as femininity, poverty, sexuality, fertility, friendship & basically unpacking what being a woman is. 

However, the book was very slow-paced & I’d almost hoped that there would be more going on. That said, it was well-written but maybe too lowkey for me to fully enjoy?
challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A