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joanamlr's review against another edition
4.0
Que livro!
Ainda fico a processá-lo. Denso de dilemas de vida de mulher.
Ainda fico a processá-lo. Denso de dilemas de vida de mulher.
ibuwibu's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shreyaspax's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
lurien's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
vanelllope's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
evax89'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
4.0
Breasts and Eggs is a beautifully introspective novel that follows Natsuko, a working-class Japanese woman, as she grapples with aging, asexuality, and a stalled writing career. Through her quiet struggles, the book explores the raw complexities of loneliness and self-awareness with poignant simplicity. A deeply personal and evocative read, it's worth losing yourself in.
sawwa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
emharperscott's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
patchworkculture's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
ameliegoddardmc's review against another edition
5.0
A beautiful book comprised of existential musings of a working-class Japanese woman, navigating through life in search of content and connection.
Breasts and Eggs follows Natsuko as she steers the mundane struggle of growing older as a woman, and the difficulties being asexual when expected to find a partner, alongside her seemingly stagnant career as a writer.
This book led me to feel such an odd sense of nostalgia and comfort in the mundanities of what it is to be so self aware to the point it encompasses you, this a very raw and personal exploration of what it is to be, ultimately, lonely as a woman.
Every second of this book was worth reading, please take the chance to lose yourself in it.
Breasts and Eggs follows Natsuko as she steers the mundane struggle of growing older as a woman, and the difficulties being asexual when expected to find a partner, alongside her seemingly stagnant career as a writer.
This book led me to feel such an odd sense of nostalgia and comfort in the mundanities of what it is to be so self aware to the point it encompasses you, this a very raw and personal exploration of what it is to be, ultimately, lonely as a woman.
Every second of this book was worth reading, please take the chance to lose yourself in it.