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A review by nadia
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was so intrigued by this book, but it also confused me to no end! I couldn't work out where it was going, what I was meant to believe/think, whose side I was meant to be on...while there were hints at some messages, nothing fully landed and I'm left wondering what Yuzuki wants the reader to take away from Butter.
Still, despite these feelings, there was something about the book that kept me intrigued, so I guess I found the characters fascinating to an extent, and some of the passages got me craving some proper butter, which I did go out to buy and have been enjoying putting on everything since (butter is one of my favourite foodstuffs, it's a key fact my uni friends know of me).
Still, despite these feelings, there was something about the book that kept me intrigued, so I guess I found the characters fascinating to an extent, and some of the passages got me craving some proper butter, which I did go out to buy and have been enjoying putting on everything since (butter is one of my favourite foodstuffs, it's a key fact my uni friends know of me).
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent