Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator), Emily Woo Zeller (Narrator), Jeena Yi (Narrator)

15 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The story of three women by a writer hailed by Haruki Murakami as Japan's most important contemporary novelist. Challenging every preconception about storytelling and prose style, mixing wry humor and riveting emotional depth, Kawakami is today on...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,024 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 75%
challenging 32%
sad 27%
hopeful 24%
informative 19%
inspiring 16%
dark 13%
tense 8%
funny 6%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 2%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 41%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 43% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.95

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