Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Il primo caffè della giornata by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

24 reviews

kappafrog's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

robinks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

This third volume was the saddest of the series so far, but I loved the change of scene and the device of the book to tie the stories together. It is also nice to see the recurring characters continue to grow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, Infidelity, and Abortion

anna_catherine73's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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? No

4.25

Kawaguchi has done it again! The third instalment of the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series is just as poignant and moving as the previous two. It was only slightly weaker than Tales From The Cafe in my opinion as one or two of the stories weren’t as moving as in the previous books but even so, these books are always magical, always a delight. A must read for fans of the previous books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

tomoonarmy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy