Reviews tagging 'Death'

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

818 reviews

leahgustafson's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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? Yes

2.5

I really loved the idea for this book—time travel, a touch of magic, set in a coffee shop…it should have been perfect! I did really like the short story format where the characters are loosely connected. This made it really easy to pick up, read a story, and put back down (especially while I was also reading other things). 

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I found the first story about the lovers to be really annoying. I struggle with the miscommunication trope in general, and I really had a hard time with how the woman views herself within this relationship. I had to put this book down for a while after finishing this particular story, though I did eventually come back to it. 

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I enjoyed the other stories a bit more. However, I did not feel a deep connection to any of the characters. The messages in the stories also seemed really traditional/old fashioned, and I didn’t always appreciate that. 

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Ultimately, I’m disappointed this one didn’t work for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Dementia

larcadip's review

emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent, and Death

aroraback's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Simple love (not necessarily romantic) stories, all taking place in a given space. Super cute, and light (while simultaneously being heavy).

I love the formatting of 4 stories, that are individual while flowing into the next one.

Normally I’m not a fan of time travel, but my standard is there has to be rules that make some type of sense. And Before the Coffee Gets Cold delivers that haha.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

pagesandtales's review

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, and Grief

deuxlunes_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Car accident

hjb_128's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

seubecca's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death, Chronic illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Car accident, and Death of parent

veskumelooni's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Car accident

julieyael's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

Delicate and full of melancholy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Chronic illness, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

julee_melii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy and Medical content

Minor: Cancer