Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

19 reviews

ambb's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

_poppy_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

nabila99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

a beautifully written, insightful, melancholy exploration of patriarchy, womanhood, motherhood, loneliness, and career stagnation. much of this book was just long conversations that the main characters have with other people and themselves, and they feel so real. their problems are ours, our mothers' and sisters', our friends' and acquaintances'. even though there is no "plot" to speak of, i flew through the chapters and was excited to be in natsuko's head again every time i put it down.

virtually the only issue i have with this book, and the reason i took off half a star, is that although i really enjoyed the second half and all of natsuko's musings about asexuality, single motherhood and her future, i did feel the absence of makiko and midoriko. it would have been nice to see their development also, where they were in their journeys. 

nevertheless, kawakami's writing and characterisation are stunning, and i can't wait to read more of her work

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infertility

archivofrances's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

beautifully written and weirdly relatable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ophelia's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

aliceayres's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, and Alcohol

There are some very disturbing parts concerning a sperm donor I didn’t see coming. Please be aware of this.

gabby_gb_gabe's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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? No

5.0

I genuinely really like this book. It's thoughtful and really well translated. There were a lot of passages where I had to just reread and take notes because they were so beautifully written. It explores and asks questions about womanhood and loneliness without judgment. I can see this book being part of a fem. lit. syllabus in the future. 

Definitely recommend this book to those that like character driven narratives.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

lyss_bear's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

It’s a really well written book and beautiful but it was so boring at times I almost didn’t finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Miscarriage