Reviews

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

mj_reading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

its_hania333's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

astrvisa's review against another edition

1.0

what the fuck

aaneciaa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

carollewis's review against another edition

hmm i dont know. a very short book but felt exhausting to finish soz

toadtooth's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

hmmmmm…. Whenever i read books written by Japanese authors I face the same issue - the writing sounds overly plain in mechanical, in a way that doesn’t suit the depth of the story being told (something I imagine happens due to translation). That definetly keeps me from giving the book a higher rating. 

Still, this is definetly an interesting read. Very brutal, graphic descriptions that keep you hooked in a sort of hypnotised horror. Kept me intrigued all the way through, and the philosophical turn it took in the end tied together the absurdity of the plot as a whole. Left me with tons to thing about that’s for sure - how at the end of the day, Momose and Kojima were both promoting the same ideology: Nothing matters because everything matters.

che1sea_'s review against another edition

2.0

I wish it went into more depth than it did. It felt like I was just reading a short account of someone's experience being bullied but without describing the actual impact it had, which only left me unattached and mostly unmoved.

anisha_02's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

victoria_c777's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Bullying, Body horror, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Deadnaming

drmp_03's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75