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nick_thebucket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I'm grieving someone right now; and it's hard. There is so much I would give to go back and to be able to at least say a proper goodbye, to let them know once more how much they meant to me, even if I never get to see them again. I think a lot of people forget how important closure is because they're so focused on what they lost. Like yes, I would much rather have them back in my life, but that's not how the world works, so at the very least I want to be able to make peace with my goodbye.
The book is really just a reminder to tell your loved ones how you feel, even if it's difficult or awkward and to say what you really mean, before it's too late.
I think the way so many of the people who time travel get choked up is pretty annoying and frustrating, but it's accurate. When the moment finally arrives, when you can finally let the words you've been dying to say out, your emotions clog your throat.
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Dementia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
nerdomanythings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Dementia and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Chronic illness
erisouls's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Grief and Dementia
Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury
httponyo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent
melissalaura's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Dementia, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
Minor: Miscarriage
bekiethebanished'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
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Abortion
grace_cr1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Dementia, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abortion, Chronic illness, Death, and Car accident
readwthsam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, and Terminal illness
joaura's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.25
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness
jacs63's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book is divided up into 4 parts. There are no chapters.
It's written by a Japanese writer who I had not heard of before. It was originally a play but was later turned into a book. It may be being made into television series.
It's an odd read but worth the effort.
I started reading this book, but gave up half way through the first Part. The story didn't gell with me and it was meandering and getting nowhere.
I put it down, but picked it up again a while later and decided to try and stick with it this time.
And I am glad I did.
Part one does drag a bit and didn't affect me much. It made me feel happy at the end though.
Part three has a good outcome.
Parts two and four made me ugly cry. So beautifully written. For different reasons, they affected me greatly.
The first part maybe drags as the author needs to explain the story to the reader?
The rules suddenly changing in Part four was a bit annoying, but I get it. It just felt clumsy.
It's not a perfect book and it has it's faults, but it's a stunning, original book.
It will stay with me for a while I think.
I'm glad I finished it.
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Pregnancy