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Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

john_the_captain's review

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

3.0

Lots of positive things have been said about this book. References to the style and poetic nature of the writing but I think this geys lost in translation.

There is a lot of violence in the story but yet with no conclusion to that or anything else really.

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sami_petersen's review against another edition

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The story was not engaging at all and reading it felt like a chore. 

cyaneve7's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

nik24's review against another edition

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4.0

one of those books where you finish it and have to stop and just think for a while (positive)

haddas's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense

3.5

faerxm's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

4.0

quinniscool's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad 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

3.0

mmallick's review against another edition

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4.0

An amazing work. I get it about bullying and it is a common issue but the way the author took it in the book is amazing that I as a reader got angry. This book to me has many emotions, hence work is amazing.

fedesbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

this was just so beautiful. the writing, the scenery, the story, everything. i loved it.

miavrml's review against another edition

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4.0

I don‘t really know what to think about this book tbh. It was really well written and the story does have an impact on me. I just don’t understand it yet and the ending was really beautiful but also so fucking sad.