Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Breasts and Eggs

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

15 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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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

3.91
based on 15,589 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

emotional: 76%

challenging: 28%

sad: 28%

hopeful: 25%

informative: 18%

inspiring: 17%

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
55% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
85% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

67% of readers chose Yes
23% 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
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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