A review by bookiepanda
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

3.0

 I'll be short with this review. The book was nice but it wasn't my type. There are a lot of parts I couldn't understand or find their meaning, and the overall story felt a bit simple and boring. Of course, that's probably coming from the very different cultures and experiences. 

 

for example, I've been bullied but only verbally. I can't remember ever seeing someone being physically bullied like the characters here, so for me it's hard to understand how and why would you let people treat you like that. Why would you agree to have chalk stuffed in your nose or drink questionable fluids? As well as accepting that saying you're bullied ill bring shame to you and your family. As I said, cultural differences that stop me from understanding the plot fully

 

I can't say it's a bad book. I can only say it's not the book for me.