Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

81 reviews

stormystewart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Sexual violence

mainon_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm and Torture

Minor: Vomit and Sexual violence

andellabella's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

La prosa de Mieko es muy especial de leer a pesar de ser un libro corto terminas queriendo a los personajes.
Son tristes y tensas las escenas explicitas de bullying de las que se relatan.
Es fascinante la conversación del significado o importancia detrás de lo que hacemos y cómo reaccionamos y la falta de consideración que los jóvenes tienen (o tenemos) en lo que los demás sienten. Y me hizo cuestionar mucho si es la naturaleza del ser humano reaccionar con violencia a lo desconocido o descargar tu enojo en los demás solo porque quieres. 
Nunca vieron Heaven juntos :,)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

realcharliekelmeckis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Minor: Blood

paradicsomleves's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

kthree's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

fairygodfish's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s a book about suffering and choosing. I liked it a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Sexual assault, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

bubblyfemme's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Honestly, I didn't get this book. It felt like genuine trauma porn and made me absolutely miserable. I couldn't see the point in the story apart from the idea that suffering is inevitable for some unlucky people. Perhaps I read the story wrong and missed the big point of it all, and that could very well be the case, but I would warn against this book if you are not in a good frame of mind or are triggered by any of the content warnings as they are taken to perversely creative extremes in many cases.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual content, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

amirahazhar's review against another edition

2.0

what, and i cannot stress this enough, the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual violence

ardour's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

i thought this was gonna be a 5 star read for most of the book, but then it got sad and i realised i’ve never been one to enjoy a sad book/film etc. Literally no fault of the book i still thought it was fantastic, I love books that are dark but not so much *sad*. I thought the writing was brilliant, especially how it was so flawlessly written in a teenager’s voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Abandonment, Gore, Sexism, Grief, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Medical content, Death, and Confinement