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A review by quillnqueer
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A story of two teenagers who find consolation in each other during a period of extreme bullying, we follow them as events escalate further and further, and they start to realise that the bullying is truly the only thing tying them together.
The narrator of this story, a boy with a lazy eye, is a quiet one, but powerful, and as he started to spiral into suicidal ideation I did wonder if both he and the girl, Kojima, would make to the final pages. I thought the ending was devastating - but hopeful.
The narrator of this story, a boy with a lazy eye, is a quiet one, but powerful, and as he started to spiral into suicidal ideation I did wonder if both he and the girl, Kojima, would make to the final pages. I thought the ending was devastating - but hopeful.