Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

59 reviews

your_true_shelf's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

hue's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I have no words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Medical content, and Physical abuse

fairygodfish's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

It’s a book about suffering and choosing. I liked it a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Sexual assault, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

meowrilena's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Bullying, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

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

madelinequinne's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Blood, Classism, Medical content, and Violence

signe_l's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying

ardour's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

i thought this was gonna be a 5 star read for most of the book, but then it got sad and i realised i’ve never been one to enjoy a sad book/film etc. Literally no fault of the book i still thought it was fantastic, I love books that are dark but not so much *sad*. I thought the writing was brilliant, especially how it was so flawlessly written in a teenager’s voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Abandonment, Gore, Sexism, Grief, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Medical content, Death, and Confinement

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

this was hard to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Violence

yuyuv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Eating disorder, Ableism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, and Sexual assault