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A review by tidecaller
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
5.0
dare i say... this is as good as heaven but different where both just are so good (and yes, i know my review has been due for a while but i just needed to let it marinate)? while this is not particularly a very critical commentary piece on womanhood and pregnancy and the other issues found in the book, i found much comfort in it and another perspective, which already was similar to my point of view and what i have known from experience but it just stuck to me and still does and makes me think.
i love how it isnt just a perfect commentary and that the second part drags a lot, thats how the whole children topic feels to myself as well. like the female main character, who has been thinking about the whole topic for years, thats been the process for myself too. wanting to do better, wanting to have a kid but at the same time being so questioning of own choices, it just felt like she was going in circles and mirrors what i know, what ive had other people who would want kids tell me.
i love how it isnt just a perfect commentary and that the second part drags a lot, thats how the whole children topic feels to myself as well. like the female main character, who has been thinking about the whole topic for years, thats been the process for myself too. wanting to do better, wanting to have a kid but at the same time being so questioning of own choices, it just felt like she was going in circles and mirrors what i know, what ive had other people who would want kids tell me.