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spookily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Transphobia
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Hate crime, and Alcohol
Minor: Stalking, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Terminal illness
helhas3letters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Transphobia
piapoyopi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Transphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcohol, Deadnaming, and Violence
heartcolored's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, and Homophobia
annasorrenti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Stalking and Violence
himangi's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
sampai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Minor: Transphobia and Violence
homewithyou's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, and Death
5aru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I can’t think of a better word to describe it. It leads you gently by the hand, waxing poetic without being obscure, showing raw feeling without being crass. I really enjoyed this little gem; although it was extremely short, it didn’t leave me wanting for more, because it was so satisfying.
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Stalking
Minor: Transphobia
tinas_library's review against another edition
3.0
Both novellas are about love, loss and bereavement and how people find acceptance and peace in their grief, through small, kind and heartfelt gestures.
The prose and the characters might seem simple, but that's really not the case. Yoshimoto writes about the emotions we feel after experiencing the death of a loved one and yet leaves the reader with a sense of hope at the end.
A beautiful book, that I definitely recommend, but do keep the trigger warnings in mind.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Transphobia, and Violence