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A review by marichascona
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
challenging
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
3.5
Maybe I'm forgetting things because it took me so long to get through, but this book has very little plot. Instead, it's long scenes of the narrator's self-reflection/stream of consciousness and what I perceived as the author inserting their own musings on various bodily/reproductive topics into her characters' mouths when they speak to (past) each other. To a certain extent, that's what writing is, I suppose, but all of the various character monologues seemed spoken with the same voice, rather than reflective of their individual personalities.
That said, my copy is dog-earred to death. Again and again, Kawakami articulates existential feelings and questions frankly, clearly, and without shame. I mmm'd allowed with most page turns. A philosophical read.
That said, my copy is dog-earred to death. Again and again, Kawakami articulates existential feelings and questions frankly, clearly, and without shame. I mmm'd allowed with most page turns. A philosophical read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Emotional abuse