Reviews with content warning for Death - Dona Dona

I can frankly say that the story in this book is just the same as the two previous books, there are not many significant differences. The storyline is literally the same but only with different topics in every chapter; each chapter is about another person ( mostly a customer ) in the cafe. One thing that I love to complete this series is that the story is just getting promising, and when I’m reading them I can feel the heartwarming in my gut, and because each story has its own lesson.

I can still feel the levity reading this, despite the stories feeling a little monotonous, especially toward the end, and the way the rules kept repeating in every chapter turning out to be unsettling for me.

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amaya_jam's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.75

This is definitely my least favorite out of the series but I will admit that I started to feel choked up reading the ending. Not because I was particularly connected to the characters but rather because I was shocked, frustrated, and on the bus of all places.

One of my biggest qualms with this book, and I might of mentioned the same thing for the last one, but it's quite annoying how the rules of time travel is still being explained. It's the third book, us readers are very well aware of the rules by now. You could easily read the books out of order because of this.

The world of characters has greatly broadened in comparison to the other books but the book is just as short. Old characters are mentioned but given so little attention and growth that they may as well have died.

I'm obviously being very critical cus I have so much love for this cozy coffee world but, even with my complaints, if Kawaguchi comes out with another book, i will read it.

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samarakroeger's review against another edition

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3.25

I thought this book was especially heavy-handed, even when in comparison with the first two. I didn't like that it was date stamped (set in 2030) and how every story revolved around early death or suicidal ideation. Through a trip to the past, every depressed person miraculously found the strength to keep on living! In comparison to the first two books in the series, the stories in here really lacked variety and a sense of urgency.

but then again, maybe I'm just cold-hearted.

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tahsintries's review against another edition

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2.5

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kappafrog's review against another edition

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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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l1brarygirl's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A

4.0

I was at first turned off by what seemed like a repeat of the original cafe story, but throughout the stories, I grew to care for these new (and old) characters -- that ending though

I cried so hard

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berryradical's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

The concept is unique but maybe it’s just me - felt overall sad about the concept of lost time and death. I think I’m just sensitive about this topic so it wasn’t something for me.

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ornamentalhermit's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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4.0

"Something I strongly believe is that we mustn't allow the death of a person to be the cause of unhappiness. The reason for that is simple: if we let everyone who dies be a cause for unhappiness, that would mean people are being born to become unhappy. But the opposite in fact is true. People are always born for the sake of happiness."

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