A review by cupidcat
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

A strange, uncomfortable read that was also heartbreaking. Kawakami writes with a mostly unsuspecting and sometimes uneasy style, leaving me grasping for more but also mildly horrified at the events of Kojima and the unnamed mc. I enjoyed the dialogue between the two of them and how it twisted & developed out of the mc’s control. Felt frustrated at how Kojima’s need to create meaning / purpose out of her suffering blinded her but can understand the trajectory of her beliefs. Would read again, although probably not anytime soon.