Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

29 reviews

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

beccss_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

moongelli's review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

3.25

"middle schoolers at their worst"

near-dnf but completed since it was a short read, i saw it to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Gaslighting

nee_shelf's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

luciebonk's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Classism

pickledponyo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

it’s a very raw and beautifully written story about bullying that shows how weak and how isolated it can make people feel. loved it so so much, wished there was more as it captured the feelings perfectly.

it also shows us the inevitable and slow deterioration of kojima and it felt so real. i do wish i could have known more of her ending.

beware though… there is like two scenes of the main kid jerking off…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

i really wish i liked this one more than i did :( i do plan on reading the rest of kawakami’s works, but this one didn’t stand out that much. the middle of the book was hard for me to get through bc of the broken nose, but that’s just bc i’m too squeamish lmfao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Death and Eating disorder

jamievincent's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

The strength of this novel lies in its  character’s interpersonal relationships or lack thereof. Humanity seeps through every page, even when the novel makes you question if that’s a good or bad thing.

This is an amazing quick read that manages the careful balance of asking questions about life, death, and morality while being told through the perspective of a child believably.  I would highly recommend checking the trigger warnings before picking it up as it does get incredibly heavy at some points. I will definitely be reading more by Mieko Kawakami.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Classism

fairygodfish'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s a book about suffering and choosing. I liked it a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Vomit

lambclown'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Medical trauma