Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

82 reviews

mimi_jaja's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This gave me flashbacks to reading DNA in school

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

llorona'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I would describe this as beautifully raw, painful, dark and melancholy. 

Mieko Kawakami’s writing style is simply art. I greatly enjoyed the book despite it truly breaking my heart. I loved this book so much and the absolute tenderness in which the characters are written to life as complex, flawed beings with often conflicting, selfish, broken, HUMAN ideas and identities. It’s incredibly sad and raw and a surprisingly short read. I felt super reflective after reading this book. A great view into a perspective I had never considered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

plumblossom_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

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

saoreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.5

This is an odd book; as I see it, it brings out perspectives worth reflecting on, but I find it infuriating that no justice was done. Being seen as different should not be a reason to be treated awfully, simply because they wanted to? It was hypocritical at most and selfish at best. They stuck to their own definitions, but it's frustrating to read something that seems to offer insight but provides nothing at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rockmelon'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

listen, if there's a hell, we're in it. and if there's a heaven, we're already there. this is it.

unhappamine & nihilismapamine 
with a touch of happamine & reflectpamine

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder

roosmarleen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, 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

zarlynsnook's review against another edition

reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Feeling sad and angry after reading this.the kind of book that just straight up stabbed me in the chest and left me in agony. yes this book is that sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

ttortugamarina's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Gaslighting