Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

110 reviews

janeelysium's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Do you believe there’s a meaning to life? What about to suffering?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Death and Medical trauma

Minor: Eating disorder

japanasi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

this was extremely hard and disturbing to read

a very raw way of storytelling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

lucy_1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

krystal_uwu_'s review against another edition

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: Mental illness and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Damn, this was intense.

laughingrecord's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Grief

eimii's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

Oh boi, this was a heavy one. Heaven follows our two main characters in middle school as they deal with severe bullying, and how their trauma brings them together in a desperate, and often dysfunctional, friendship.
 
Such a raw portrayal of brutal human experience, of abuse, and what people can do to each other. 

I rarely felt compelled to pick this one up, partly because of how difficult many of the scenes were to read, but also because it didn't fully grab my attention. For such a short book it did take me a little while to read. I can't really say I 'enjoyed' it, but it did definitely have an impact and is very skillfully written.

Please don't underestimate the content warnings with this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

thisthat100's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

mraddd's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

unhxly's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

What a book! It was very hard to get through at times but I think the commentary in this book will stay with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual assault