Coffee to Cover - Butter | Bangkok Book Club

Welcome to another "Coffee to Cover", a series of events by Bangkok Book Club. Join us at Treehouse Café on Sunday 15th February for coffee whilst we discuss Butter by Asako Yuzuki.

This is a safe space to express your thoughts and interpretations, all while making connections with fellow bookworms. Whether you're a seasoned literary critic or a casual reader, everyone's voice matters.

Discussions will be led by John and Harriet and will take place in smaller, intimate groups, which will create a welcoming environment for all of our guests. Due to this, we will be limiting the sign-ups to 18 people. If you're NOT on the list because it's too full please just message us to say you're coming - it'll likely be fine, but we do need to know!

If you have a copy of the book that you have finished and would like to sell on/give to other readers, please share on the discussion below :)

See you there!

Here's the description from Goodreads:
The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story.

There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.

Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Center convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back.

Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body, might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought?

Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer," Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.