First published on The Local Stew. Before I read the book, I read the New York Times feature, ‘Mieko Kawakami Cracks the Code of Being a Woman in Japan’: “Kawakami said she would be pleased if her novels provided solace that readers ultimately outgrow. ‘Maybe I will be happy if they look back from theContinue reading “Book Review: Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami”