Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

29 reviews

moongelli's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

"middle schoolers at their worst"

near-dnf but completed since it was a short read, i saw it to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Ableism, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, and Vomit

snl07002's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

nee_shelf's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Ableism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Suicidal thoughts

alissa_lopez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely beautiful, heart breaking, soul stirring book. It has been quite a long time since I have read a book like this. Mieko's writing is so beautiful and descriptive. One of very few books that I read bit, by bit, so that it would last longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Ableism

Moderate: Abandonment

This book is chiefly about bullying and may be triggering for those who have experienced bullying - particularly bullying that is rooted in ableism.

riandv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

letheii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

the narrator wouldve top kinned shinji ikari

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Cancer

milkteeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Self harm

ddnreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

It took me 2 days to finish this book and 4 days later to write a review. What I can come up with is ✨nggilani✨.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Vomit, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Body shaming

errie's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

jijina's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Self harm, Bullying, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts