A review by gwenbankmann
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

sad

3.25

this was definitely a heavy book and pretty hard to read at times. it was difficult reading a book with such difficult topics and graphic scenes knowing the protagonists are extremely young. i enjoyed how insightful and reflective the characters were and the ways in which they were able to penetrate the superficiality of typical day to day conversation and discuss very intense philosophical questions about the meaning of life, death, god, etc. with such ease. a quick interesting read, definitely a strange twist towards the end but good to read something different than my usual picks