Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

132 reviews

__sav__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual harassment

marimaria's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

How painfully bittersweet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

matschel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

This book hurt on so many different levels

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent

star101's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

pilartyping's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

itsq42's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was a difficult read in part because of the psyche of the character whose perspective we hear the story from and in part due to the actions of the other characters.

It’s definitely a really vivid capture of the experience of childhood bullying and the ways that impacts the brain but that comes with all the downsides of living in that world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism and Body shaming

Minor: Confinement, Eating disorder, and Medical content

sba_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide

thatqueercat's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Self harm

storygod's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Dysphoria

victoria_c777's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, and Death