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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Gave me a lot of things to think about but definitely could have been shorter and slightly less rambly
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The novel Breasts and Eggs can be divided into two main storylines: (1) Breasts and (2) Eggs. Although I liked Eggs, I think Breasts is a much stronger part of the book. It has better pacing, and I feel like the themes of womanhood and class were better conveyed. Mieko Kawakmi writes in a way that is almost like a stream of consciousness and she really do capture the female experience
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really loved this, though I did find it a bit strange that after the midpoint the novel drops two entire points of view! I couldn't put it down though, and found it really fascinating and a great look into the relationship between adoption/IVF/egg donation/breast augmentations and Japanese culture. Wow!
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes