Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami with Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator)

432 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in se...

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Community Reviews

3.92
based on 14,323 reviews

Moods

reflective: 89%

emotional: 77%

challenging: 28%

sad: 28%

hopeful: 25%

informative: 18%

inspiring: 18%

dark: 13%

tense: 9%

funny: 6%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

mysterious: 2%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
54% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
85% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

67% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

59% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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