Review by candypants - Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

candypants 's review for:

Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki

1.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If you don't have an ED before reading this book, it might give you one. There is a lot of HEAVY handed body shaming and fat phobia - which may be cultural but isn't healthy. The oddest part of the body shaming is that it is intertwined with a butter and rich food obsession - again leaning heavily into disordered eating. Even with a rock solid body image, this book was hard to read. Finally, I was disappointed to see the murder plot point take a back seat.

I think this well written, but some of the beauty may have been lost to the translation.

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