Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

37 reviews

basonok'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Transphobia

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Richly written, the author's writing style really brings the scenes to life. There's lots of interesting themes explored including parenthood, womanhood, being single, birth, growing up and more, which are tackled well. The book doesn't follow a really clear plot with obvious start, middle and end, but it is told in a linear way and feels satisfying nonetheless. The characters are neither lovable or bad, they are very real and relatable. At times the pace dipped, or I didn't particularly relate to a section - but I think that's more to do with me being a 'mood reader' than about the book itself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Infertility

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Rape, Incest, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Terminal illness

hannasreads's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Transphobia, and Pedophilia

lesbihane's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Lesbophobia and Transphobia

vellumveela's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The characters fell a bit flat for me, despite the narrative being entirely driven by dialogue, relationship dynamics, and contemplation. In more than a few occasions, characters felt very trope-y. That said, Kawakami captured and maintains a keen sense of bittersweet melancholy all throughout the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Body shaming, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Transphobia

hopeadinfinitum's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Transphobia, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Cancer, Death, Body shaming, and Infertility

mandacpreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Transphobia, and Child abuse

andreapap15's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Cancer, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Infidelity

_noidea_'s review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Transphobia, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

kbrsuperstar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I think this might be one of the greatest novels I've ever read. The only extremely minor flaw was that it felt a little too neatly wrapped up at the end BUT OTHERWISE my god, I did not want this to end. I just finished it barely 30 minutes ago and maybe after I sleep on it I can be more insightful than just saying wow but also really WOW

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Incest, and Sexual violence

Minor: Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia