Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

183 reviews

pravallika_manju's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

Before the coffee gets cold is an insightful and heartwarming book that is very easy to read and understand. Its simple writing style it's strength but sometimes it feels like the author over-explains how the characters feel instead of trusting the readers to come to those conclusions themselves. Nonetheless, the stories are a great read, that leave a bittersweet, hopeful taste in your mouth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, and Terminal illness

hi_saac's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Car accident

elledanie's review

reflective sad slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, and Car accident

anne_reader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Death

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Sweet and fun sci-fi book. Is it all that groundbreaking? No. Is it a cool short read? Yeah. The characters are very flat and undeveloped and the whole book is short but its fun and definitely different. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Death

queenhanhan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

josiee's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Terminal illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Dementia, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

hannahfreyvogel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Grief, Dementia, and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident

ceruleanseas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

hendrixpants's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Child death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness