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saoreads'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: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Cancer, and Animal death
jonsnowsmanbun'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness
accidentalfolklore'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
4.25
This book made me cry. It’s sad in a very beautiful way. Short read and the prose helps carry you through the heavy parts. Leaves you reflective of life and death while somehow feel cozy and hopeful. Also cats.
Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Grief
_tabby_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Kawamura focuses on the emotional toll that facing the reality of death has on a person- especially when they discover their own life is about to end- and how far someone would go just to live another day. The idea of robbing the world of beloved items just to gain another day of life is a unique perspective on the desperation and selfishness of human nature that I enjoyed Kawamura's view of very much.
I didnt particularly like the first two chapters as they didn't carry much weight but once the main character started losing things that were beloved by him or his loved ones: thats when the book picked up traction for me. The emotions and gravity behind his decisions and deals with the devil were ramped up with each chapter and that choice by Kawamura is what made this book.
I highly reccomend this book to anyone struggling with loss and in need of a book that resonates with the sad comfort of understanding.
You will cry.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Chronic illness
superstar_y2k's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
2.75
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, and Death
fluffy_kitty'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? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Grief, Cancer, and Death of parent
nickel_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
This book is a wonderful rumination on relationships, death, our connection to things, and decision-making. When facing death, the main character is offered the opportunity to live for another day in exchange for a worldwide erasure of the devil's choosing. The reader is shown how he makes these decisions - the motivations and what he makes of the consequences - each for a single day of existence. As the "what" becomes "who" could you live without, his calculations ultimately change and so does his fate.
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Cancer
scip'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
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Animal death, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief
booksemmahasread'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
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Terminal illness, Death, and Grief
Minor: Chronic illness
aunticles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Animal death, and Death of parent