Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

68 reviews

krystal_uwu_'s review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Sexual assault and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Damn, this was intense.

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

chloeam3103's review

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Ableism, and Mental illness

thea_py's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Torture, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder

lne's review

dark

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Mental illness

nitroglycerin's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I’m not sure how I felt about this book. It was compelling in that I wanted to know how the characters would resolve their issues within the book, but it was sad to be with them through the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Vomit, Sexual content, Bullying, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

literally_mint's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Violence, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

elleinterrupted_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Blood, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

kaseii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

darlinglu's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts