Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

78 reviews

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

floatinthevoid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

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

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

madapatru's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

humjh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Blood

bibbletje's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

asurasantosha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

This book is fantastic but really not for the faint of heart. Please check out the content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Medical content and Abandonment