Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

قبل أن تبرد القهوة: حكايات من المقهى by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

50 reviews

whatsophsreading's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

irodori_megu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexism

domreadsb00ks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Dad picked this up from a small bookshop in Halifax. It's a really lovely book, written in the way Japanese authors specialise; poetic, slow-paced prose. Very reflective and questioning of human character.

Various issues surrounding grief and mental health are explored through the lens of a cafe in which you can travel through time. Four short stories, all cleverly linked to feel genuinely like part of one continuous world, allow for an easy read while the reader thinks of their answer to the question: "If you could go back, who would you want to meet?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

skyllarduncan's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I had pretty similar feelings towards this book as I did to the first. It felt like a true continuation with familiar faces, but also a few new ones that brought in new stories. 

My favorite thing about this book was the backstory we got for Kazu and her mother. I hadn't expected to get a glimpse into their lives, and I really appreciated how it all wrapped up!

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Content Warnings

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

ate_reads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Miscarriage

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

3.0

I don't know if this really needed a sequel. It didn't resonate with me the same as the first book. I don't know if it was the novelty of the first book but I felt like I cared for the characters a lot more in that than I did this time round. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, I had a nice time reading it, it was just a bit disappointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness and Suicidal thoughts

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief and Miscarriage

sarahlizzie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Death