Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

549 reviews

readbooksovermygrave's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy

tofuwater's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Dementia, Car accident, and Grief

thelaurajay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death, and Death of parent

doovdoesbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Terminal illness, Grief, and Dementia

vbarsi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

Enjoyable to read, just a little cliche for my taste 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Dementia, Pregnancy, Car accident, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

pravallika_manju's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

Before the coffee gets cold is an insightful and heartwarming book that is very easy to read and understand. Its simple writing style it's strength but sometimes it feels like the author over-explains how the characters feel instead of trusting the readers to come to those conclusions themselves. Nonetheless, the stories are a great read, that leave a bittersweet, hopeful taste in your mouth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, and Terminal illness

raereads19's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Dementia

strewnsunlight's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Dementia

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Pregnancy, and Car accident

Minor: Grief and Alcoholism

tofuelite's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Abortion, and Death

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I really love the premise of a person getting the chance to revisit the past (and future) to talk to a certain person. I was a bit confused in the beginning, thinking we would follow the same characters. But it turned out to be even better!!!! Each chapter dealt with a relationship to spouse to siblings to someone this person had "never" met. Each one tugged on my heart strings and this book was BEAUTIFULLY written. 

I have always passed by this title in bookstores and libraries, but have never thought to give it a read. The cover alone captivated my interest and I would have never, in a million years, expect this kind of impact it causes. This is definitely a must read and now, a reread/relisten.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death, Death of parent, and Grief