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On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: 30-year-old Natsu, 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 search of breast-enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mother’s self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsu’s rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties and their relationships with one another.
Ten years later, we meet Natsu again. She is now a writer and finds herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of that summer and her family’s past as she faces her own uncertain future.
In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working-class womanhood in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them. This is an unforgettable full-length English-language debut from a major new international talent.
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"Breathtaking." (Haruki Murakami, international best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle)
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- Domenica Cortez
- 06-19-23
i kind of loved it
i loved it, i’m speechless. definetly i can see that is not a book meant to be understood by the weak or those who cannot fathom complex human relationships. a book worth reading again and again 5 stars without a doubt
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- darnia
- 05-18-23
Boring
Boring characters, boring story. Nothing really happens, everybody work too much, Almost everybody are egotistic and vain.
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- Dr.
- 06-18-22
I went for this cause
Haruki Murakami said good things about author. its a well written book but it flew over my head!
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- Nature Rise
- 06-08-21
Nice narration and unique story
Strong moments throughout the novel mixed with differing philosophical viewpoints from a humane POV. Not one genre
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- Saranit Vongkiatkajorn
- 02-02-21
Okay book, sub-par narration
I thought the book was okay, but it is hard to tell with a translated book how the language was in the original Japanese. If you like books with lots of talking and not much happening, then you'll like this book. The main reason I didn't enjoy the work overall was because we spend so much time getting to know the main character, her sister, her daughter, and their history. After all that character building, they hardly appeared at all in the second, much longer half of the book. This was a shame as I'd grown kind of fond of the dynamic between those 3 characters.
The other main reason for the low score was due to the fact that the conversation between the women were interesting in terms of depth of emotion and characterization; however, the interactions between the main character and the male characters (there were basically no male characters in the first part of the book except in memory) were generally one sided and shallow. This is exacerbated by the narration. It's as if the narrator has one voice for any male character, and he sounds like a young stoner despite massive differences in character personality and emotional content. (It was hard to picture/hear the 'love interest' and the creepy, wart sperm blogger sounding exactly the same) I don't know if this is intentional or not as the female characters on the other hand did sound pretty distinctive. This was good for me as some Japanese names sounded quite close to me initially.
Overall, the second part was much longer and more insightful (a lot more reflection and reaction on the part of the usually passive main character) than the first. Given that these were two stories written years apart, it's likely that the writer grew in craft over time. The first story contained a lot of information about breast augmentation (perhaps too much in terms of petty details) while the second was about loneliness and artificial insemination (Breasts & Eggs).
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- Grace
- 11-21-20
great writing
I loved it overall. Nevertheless it gives quite one-dimensional vision of the main character inner life. Missed opportunity there.
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- Arlene Finnigan
- 10-01-20
Fascinating read
This is a fascinating read. It explores the role of women in Japanese society and bodily autonomy, and has some really thought provoking (or disturbing, depending on your anxiety levels) reflections on life and death and the ethics of having children. The writing is excellent and really brings the characters to life. Some of it is (in the second part of especially) is darkly funny, excruciatingly so at points. I found it a little over long and slow paced but I think that's because I listened to the audiobook, I think it may be better to read in print.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-18-20
A Masterpiece...
I loved every single moment of this book. Wonderfully translated and narrated - a poetic journey of a young woman making her way through life. I look forward to revisiting these books again one day.
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- Ms. L. Benjamin
- 01-30-22
Dull
I didn't really get the point of it. I gave up about half way through, as life is too short. I felt nothing for any of the characters. They all seemed slightly lifeless and sad.
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- J
- 03-16-21
A good book but not great
Just finished listening to this “Breasts and Eggs” by Meiko Kawakami
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it when I started listening to it, it had great reviews and so I persevered with it. It slowly tells a story of this one woman Natsu who lives in Tokyo, her relationship with her family, friends and also her desire to have a baby without having a partner. At times she becomes almost overwhelmed with this, she is very indecisive, not a lot happens, yet the book keeps slowly moving you forward.
I don’t think I can say this is a must read, neither would I say avoid it at all costs. I am glad I finished it and there was an upbeat ending and I am really glad I’d read it.
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- K Nevil
- 03-30-23
Excellent Narration!!
I think this audiobook’s narration is what really worked - I was completely engaged by the main reader, and having multiple narrators made the dialogue really enjoyable.
It’s interesting hearing Japanese phrasing and speech style translated into English, I think it might come across as meandering, dramatic or overly self-deprecating sometimes to a western reader, but I believe this is more of a cultural difference and I really enjoyed how it was translated.
It was a great backdrop, and for people who’ve spent time in Osaka (Minato ward/港区 for example) or Tokyo (around Sangenjaya/三軒茶屋) it’s interesting to hear about local sights and history.
I think this book provided a great look into Japanese society when it comes to family, women and children, and an insight into social issues in Japan such as women’s rights and the falling birth rate.
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- L
- 09-07-22
Meandering
If you like your books devoid of any discernible plot for the most part, this is the book for you. It picks up ever so slightly in the last couple of hours, but truly the first 80% of the book is totally pointless and doesn’t go anywhere. The main character is very passive and unaffected and generally not very relatable.
I enjoyed the narration with the exception of an out of place segment with diary entries read by a second narrator, which didn’t really mesh with the rest of the book, but that was mostly a flaw in writing than anything. Only features in the very beginning.
The audio quality is pretty good, and I finished it. So that’s good I suppose.
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- AM
- 10-28-21
Dreamy
I loved this. Subtle and clever, complicated and sad. When it was over I missed these sisters and their funny, sad lives. I wanted it to go on forever.
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- hfffoman
- 03-26-21
Poor read despite intelligent writing
At first I liked the writing. It had a sharp logic and a clear perspective on the struggling lives it depicted. The discussions about breasts and eggs were interesting at first. But soon it deterioriated into a "novel with a point". It would have made a good article in a newspaper about the problems of body image and associated exploitation. As a novel, it is simply tedious.
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- Caroline
- 08-30-23
Very original book
There is virtually no plot in the book but is all about the range of experiences of a woman in Tokyo (and possibly most women everywhere). Very original and just rolls out fairly gently with various characters e.g the narrator's sister, niece, agent etc. The weakest part was the ending which didn't really do justice to the rest of the book.
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- Dianella
- 07-07-23
Well read
I chose this novel because of the reader and I wasn’t disappointed. However, I found the story a bit irregular: very well written, very thought provoking issues but the ending didn’t convince. I was hoping for something more unexpected to happen at the end.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-07-20
Impactful
Exceptional, nuanced and insightful. I'm so glad this book was translated to English. I would highly recommend this book to fans of Japanese literature or those with a general interest in Japanese culture.
すごく感動しました。
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- Anonymous User
- 09-03-23
Captivating
I adore the style of the book - dry and descriptive of well observed workings of the mind - also so much a story about a he experience of becoming in a woman’s body
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- Priscila Ferreira
- 12-27-22
Too boring
This books is boring and the stories change from nothing, there is no start, no middle no good end.
The whole interaction is cold, start with no reason and it finished from nowhere. I did not like it.
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- Kaizenrori
- 05-28-21
Nothingness
Struggled to finish... Found it to be pretty uneventful fluff. Definitely worked at putting me back to sleep after feeding the baby
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- Sanaz
- 03-15-21
Partially good
There were two separate parts to the story and I think the first part was stronger and more gripping.