A review by voldymoore
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

challenging 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

2.75

Very difficult to read at times, so much so I cannot say I enjoyed the reading experience of this book. The themes are interesting as well as the conversations about bullying, but I feel they were not fully executed effectively, and a more definitive stance of the author on the bullying shown in the book would have been beneficial. Not in love with the ending and the book made me feel very conflicted but the framework was there, just lacking in conclusion.
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