Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

32 reviews

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

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

lottifus's review against another edition

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

4.0

mad how all of this could’ve been avoided if he’d had a better doctor when he was five. I think every weird kid has had their own kojima. I miss mine

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder

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

snl07002's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

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

alissa_lopez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely beautiful, heart breaking, soul stirring book. It has been quite a long time since I have read a book like this. Mieko's writing is so beautiful and descriptive. One of very few books that I read bit, by bit, so that it would last longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment

This book is chiefly about bullying and may be triggering for those who have experienced bullying - particularly bullying that is rooted in ableism.

riandv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, 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

milkteeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail