eindranotkendra 's review for:

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

4.5

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I don't think I've ever had so many of my own internal conflicts and feelings about both womanhood and motherhood reflected like this. The pacing throughout the book was admittedly a bit off, but I (kind of unexpectedly tbh) tore through the last bit of this while on a plane and marked so many pages because I just felt truly seen and touched by Kawakami's writing, so I think this will always have a special place in my heart for that alone.