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A review by madamenovelist
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Acephobia/Arophobia
The SA/rape is narrated from a past experience by the survivor to the MC. It’s not super graphic but the adult survivor was a child at the time and it’s still potentially triggering.
The sexual harassment is pretty graphic (dude says creepy things about sperm while masturbating covertly without the MC realizing at first) , happens to MC in a current scene, and left me nauseous.
There is also a graphic description of MC describing having consensual sex with a past bf while being sex-repulsed. The acephobia comes into play when MC narrates how others tried to get her to view or try sex different ways instead of accepting she just isn’t in to sex.