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gingerbirder 's review for:
Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder
by Asako Yuzuki
DID NOT FINISH: 0%
I think something is lost in translation here and I just can't get into it, about 20% finished. I am not a foodie or a Japan-o-phile, so maybe this just wasn't a book for me.
There is a TON of fat phobia and misogyny (even while the main character claims to be rejecting it, she does so by claiming not to be one of THOSE women), and I have seen no evidence it will be resolved or addressed by the main character. Also, the narrative style bounces around with little transition, and it constantly references Japanese foods and places that I just have zero context for. I'm done.
There is a TON of fat phobia and misogyny (even while the main character claims to be rejecting it, she does so by claiming not to be one of THOSE women), and I have seen no evidence it will be resolved or addressed by the main character. Also, the narrative style bounces around with little transition, and it constantly references Japanese foods and places that I just have zero context for. I'm done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny