Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

23 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

sammyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

my_a's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

⭐️3.99

God this was heavy and uncomfortable in its directness, especially if you've been bullied. Definetly feels like a Booker Prize book.

Beautiful prose and interesting philosophies, makes you think about bullying, trauma, and relationships.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Eating disorder and Death of parent

fairytomie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.25

This book truly ripped my heart out. This is my introduction to Kawakami’s work and i’m in love with how poetic her writing is. 

Justice for these characters and the fact we don’t know what happened to Kojima is so heart-wrenching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Vomit, and Death of parent

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

letheii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

the narrator wouldve top kinned shinji ikari

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

corporatelobotomy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mainon_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm and Torture

Minor: Sexual violence and Vomit

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

catorureads's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent