Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

41 reviews

krxs10's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Forced institutionalization

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.0

this was a really sweet read. i loved the minimal amount of settings; it made everything feel very quaint. tokue is such a sweet character, and her words often made me reflect while reading. very fast paced, not too much happens, but a very sweet read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Confinement, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Grief, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Drug use

blanxx_2102's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Confinement, Chronic illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Grief and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt and Self harm

cocopeia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Terminal illness

bexi's review

emotional reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

graceless_grace's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Chronic illness

Moderate: Grief

abi0609's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

i’ve never cried so much at a book. WOW. this book is so much deeper and emotional than I imagined. i went into this book with the expectation of a cute story about two surface level friends working in doraharu but instead was shocked in the most positive way possible to get to learn more about Hansens disease. i found this book so inspiring as it answers the question: what is the meaning of life. the answer it gives is beyond beautiful. in the works of tokue: 

‘we were born in order to see and listen to the world. and that’s all this world wants of us.’ 

this loops back to the reoccurring narrative about the blossom trees, marking the passing of time for sentaro, and all we have to do in this world is observe these changes. this story was truly beautiful, and endlessly meaningful. 

this is a story of two outcasts from society, who, through each others company, have found meaning in their lives. a found family. it’s so so wholesome.

i hope that if this book were to continue on that sentaro would follow the dream. go to tokues hometown and commemorate both her and a part of himself by making pickled cherry blossom tea and dorayaki with wakana.

this book was 216 pages of beautiful writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Ableism, and Confinement

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide attempt

risemini's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Grief

cathgotaknife's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Medical trauma, Grief, and Death

Minor: Death, War, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

abibliophobic_nerd's review

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical trauma, Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol