A review by bubblyfemme
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

dark 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

1.0

Honestly, I didn't get this book. It felt like genuine trauma porn and made me absolutely miserable. I couldn't see the point in the story apart from the idea that suffering is inevitable for some unlucky people. Perhaps I read the story wrong and missed the big point of it all, and that could very well be the case, but I would warn against this book if you are not in a good frame of mind or are triggered by any of the content warnings as they are taken to perversely creative extremes in many cases.
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