A review by einbean
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

BEST kawakami book ive read yet!!! characters are more lovable and strikes a different chord than all the lovers in the night in a really good way that itches my brain just right. i think it was the sensitivity and soft naivete of the main characters but also i really hate *her* at the end... the way she was toying w him like a child w a toy... using him for her amusement and entertaining like an experiment was so cruel. she wrote this so well though - lots of dimension to the characters and the story itself doesnt fall so flat either. prose was much more beautiful and reflective than the last book of hers i read so it captured me so deeply. got me out of my reading slump!! so much to reflect and sit on after finishing... how did she give so much life to basically every character... i love this book but it makes me so sad