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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-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:
Complicated
Well, this ruined me. I silently sobbed during the last quarter of the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Car accident, Abandonment
emotional
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Slower than I was in the mood for this time. It took about halfway through the book for me to get into it more and by the end I was teary eyed.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
This book can cause some tears, but overall is pretty light and fun. I had mixed feelings about Nana's pov, sometimes it made me smile and other times it was kind of cringe.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Maybe my rating is a little harsh, but overall I enjoyed this book. The characters, especially Nana the cat, were fun, and the end was gut wrenching and emotional.
But for me, the writing was not great. Maybe it's just the translation, but some sentences just sounded so strange that it took me out of the story. Also, it reminded me a lot of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, in terms of it's simple plot and the progression through the story was quite basic. I think it would be interesting to read the book in its original language to compare, but I admit I'm not learning Japanese any time soon.
I think the expectation that the emotional ending would make up for the pretty basic and simple writing/plot didn't quite work for me, but overall it was a nice book but I'm unlikely to read it again.
But for me, the writing was not great. Maybe it's just the translation, but some sentences just sounded so strange that it took me out of the story. Also, it reminded me a lot of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, in terms of it's simple plot and the progression through the story was quite basic. I think it would be interesting to read the book in its original language to compare, but I admit I'm not learning Japanese any time soon.
I think the expectation that the emotional ending would make up for the pretty basic and simple writing/plot didn't quite work for me, but overall it was a nice book but I'm unlikely to read it again.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
reflective
Nice enough as a pick-me-up but the overly simplistic writing style (or maybe the translation) didn’t work for me and I felt unsatisfied by it (probably because of all the hype).
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No