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This book blew me away. I’d seen it all over the instagrams of bookshops in London (Daunt Books in particular promotes it like crazy) but even then I didn’t realise just how rich, nuanced, and self-analytical it would be.
Asako Yuzuki is raw and authentic in her depiction of female relationships, in a way that is so real, it’s piercing. From every angle she is able to analyze act of care, how it’s feminised, what it means to give and sacrifice, how that can result in self-negation — and how it ultimately affects all women from all backgrounds, shapes, and sizes.
And she *gets* food.

@fanbeth

Nov 5, 2024

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@yunggrandma99

I’ve been wanting to read this for soooo long, but now this is making me realize how badly I need to get my hands on this book. I love the concept

Nov 5, 2024

@fanbeth

yunggrandma99 yes please let me know what you think! I finished it in 3 days, I couldn’t stop reading

Nov 5, 2024

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