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Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

10 reviews

ilsabelle's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder

Minor: Medical content

marmarmoo123's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Eating disorder

fairytomie's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

This book truly ripped my heart out. This is my introduction to Kawakami’s work and i’m in love with how poetic her writing is. 

Justice for these characters and the fact we don’t know what happened to Kojima is so heart-wrenching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Ableism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, and Death

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death and Eating disorder

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Wow this book made me so uncomfortable. Heed the content warnings! There were some interesting philosophical questions brought up, and I like how Kawakami writes characters who are children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Violence, Domestic abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Body shaming, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

laughingrecord's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Ableism, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Grief

tindin's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent and Domestic abuse

marfa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Minor: Death and Medical content

subdue_provide75's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

carrotcake's review

dark emotional sad tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Shes a very good writer like she really made me want to beat up a bunch of kids

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence and Ableism