Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

21 reviews

katievh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Death and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

heartcolored's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

Picked up this book because of the pretty light pink cover with cute illustrations but I didn't expect it to be so tragic and emotional even though I've read from the synopsis that the main theme is homelessness, poverty, and grief. I was really drawn by the exquisite and descriptive writing style. Moreover, I found the historical parts really interesting since I was also fascinated with Japanese history. To be honest I almost thought of dropping this book and not finishing it because I get easily heartbroken by death and I want to avoid being consumed by existential dread.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

deezy's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is perfect for someone who wants to be majorly depressed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death

ollie_again's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Suicide, and Violence

dratnoff's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

The book was such a journey, depressing but one worth taking! Like a first person stream of consciousness, full of sensory descriptions of sound and smell, combined with a sadness and regret that you can’t wash away. The protagonist is an old man who dies and recalls his unlucky life of those near him dying prematurely. But some very elegant and efficient passages in the second half of the book, each at the moment of euologizing another fallen character. Short and engrossing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

loy127's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

mikaelarose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

zahrowl's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence and Police brutality

samchase112's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

 To be homeless is to be ignored when people walk past, while still being in full view of everyone.

 
This translated work of Japanese fiction is written beautifully. It gives insight into the lingering (non)existence of a homeless man who reflects on his life, full of tragedy. The disconnect between tradition and industrialization, homeless and comfortable, alive and dead, are well-explored. This is a quietly powerful book, and I recommend it even if for nothing more than its beautiful translation and unique plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent

sonyareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

Minor: Animal death