Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Brüste und Eier by Mieko Kawakami

21 reviews

cecilialau_'s review against another edition

4.5

Really enjoyed the time I got to spent with Natsuko. The different relationships she has with the ppl in her life and how she navigates it all. I’m glad I took my time reading this rather than rushing through. Although, it all depends on your circumstance of course.
Just saying that I liked that I ended up savouring it bc I really became invested in her life, and it was just absolutely worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Death, Pregnancy, and Rape

thebookwasbetter_22's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Pedophilia, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Rape, and Suicide attempt

pandorasirens's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, and Misogyny

Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Cancer

Minor: Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Pedophilia

misty_kb's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

kunny's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

I adore this book with my whole heart. 

It felt like sipping freshly brewed green tea while feeling the sun warming your skin on a light summer morning. 

Even though it was not explicitly stated, Natsu is very much asexual coded. It was the first time I had ever read such a good presentation of the way I felt about sex, womanhood and the expectations of life around you. 

It gave me hope to grow with my asexuality, instead of standing awkwardly next to it, being scared all the while I didn't know how I could manage it and expect someone to love me. 

Don't get me wrong though, this book is not about romantic love. It instead represents female friendships and even grief in a very respectful and connecting way.

It explores motherhood and sperm donation in a deep manner, showing us the struggling,as well as the success moments, which I very much appreciated. 

It is, overall, a 5.00 for me, just because I can't rate it higher. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Cancer, Child abuse, and Rape

unboxedjack's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Sexism, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide attempt

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Infertility

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cancer

officialdani's review against another edition

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

4.25

Certain parts of the book felt like they dragged on too much, leaving me feeling bored and not wanting to continue reading. But the parts that were interesting really kept me engaged. The book explores so many aspects of womanhood, sexuality, motherhood, poverty, societal expectations, etc. it’s introspective and reflective making for a great, thought provoking read. I recommend powering through the rougher parts of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Infertility

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Abandonment, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Rape, and Bullying

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Infertility

Moderate: Cancer, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Eating disorder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Acephobia/Arophobia, Incest, Body shaming, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Death

provo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It took me over a year to read this book. It is incredibly slow but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. We follow an asexual cis woman who tries to figure out if and how to have a child. There is a lot of backdrop of japanese society’s expectations of women and motherhood, it also deals with poverty and growing up without a father. 
I found a lot of the thoughts very interesting, though as an European non-binary person with no wish for children i could only relate so far. 
What I really liked was how many different (heterosexual cis) women with very diverse views on womanhood and motherhood were represented. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Classism, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia