Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - Heaven

⭐️3.99

God this was heavy and uncomfortable in its directness, especially if you've been bullied. Definetly feels like a Booker Prize book.

Beautiful prose and interesting philosophies, makes you think about bullying, trauma, and relationships.

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dark emotional sad fast-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? No

4.0

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szarygolab's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense

5.0

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railske96's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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mimi_jaja's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This gave me flashbacks to reading DNA in school

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cakrawala's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

i don't even know what to say about this book. it's really disturbing and heartbreaking. the graphic description of bullying made me took a lot of pauses when i read this book. definitely would never read this again.

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elyken's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.75

PHEW. what a beautiful and absolutely loaded book. part of me is in awe and part of me wants to shrivel up and scream — the book has so many different interpretations of what bullying is and why it happens, i love kojimas mindset even if she’s a little ignorant about the truth of it all, her character was perfectly written <3 the topics in this book are fairly heavy but mieko kawakami’s writing makes it feel so light? it was definitely a reflective read despite it being tense and aaaaaaaa!! excited to read other kawakami books soon!!

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bethwynne's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-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

Though not the central focus of the story, this book is a telling portrait of childhood neglect.

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