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Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

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asherabrams's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

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

5.0

It took me days after reading Heaven to decide how I wanted to rate it, because this book is not a 5⭐️, like my other silly little 5⭐️. I did not enjoy reading this book. This book hurt. It introduces you to vicious everyday people with no sense of morality, and those just trying to survive their senseless wrath, and it is so hard to read because of that, but Kawakami writes it so well in such a short book.

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amy_mansaker's review against another edition

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4.0

Deciding how many stars to give this book was extremely challenging for me. I started with absolutely loving it. The tenderness in the writing and the relationship between the protagonist and Kojima was really beautiful, but the last half kinda lost me. Some parts made me love it again. The writing is amazing, but some parts were just to difficult for me to read, which I really think is the point, but it made me love the book less. I did have to stop during one of the last chapters and read some reviews and check content warnings just to make sure the story didn't involve some stuff I really can't read. I think this is a story I will think about a lot.

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j3sslou_'s review against another edition

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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

3.5

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cvntresss's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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alexandrabelze's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

i really wish i liked this one more than i did :( i do plan on reading the rest of kawakami’s works, but this one didn’t stand out that much. the middle of the book was hard for me to get through bc of the broken nose, but that’s just bc i’m too squeamish lmfao

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lilureads's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

it was hard for me to to settle for a specific rating. Ultimately I decided to give this 5 stars.

This book speaks to me in a way no other has so far. It’s really hard for me to review it. I will just say that it made me want to wander and think while gazing at falling leaves and by-passers.

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