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thursdd4y's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Abandonment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Abortion
sophcart_'s review against another edition
Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion
airehcuh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Minor: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Abortion
serennognos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Grief
Minor: Child death and Abortion
akevaa'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion
beeanka_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion
hyraeth'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
After ending a reltionship and a job, Tanako finds herself in her uncle's bookshop until she figured out what her next steps are going to be.
There is is very clear growth and development in Tanako - she begins the story depressed and not liking her uncle for seemingly childish and petty reasons, but she is then able to understand why she reacted in such way and is able to get out of the slump.
This was possible in big part due to her finding a passion for books, and finding inspiration in the stories she was reading.
Multiple characters explain how books helped them and also shaped them, so this book also feel like a love story to books.
I did have the urge to tell some characters to please, see a therapist, but overall it's a nice read for a lazy weekend afternoon
Minor: Abortion
annaoallen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Abortion
peasandpancakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I read this book in Dutch and I am sure most of my opinions on it are because the translation felt very bad. The sentences just did not flow well at all, which made it jarring to read. Besides that, I wonder if there is just too much of a culture gap here for me to understand this book and its characters.
I disliked the main character, Takako. Sure, she got out of a bad relationship and was feeling depressed, but she was behaving like such a whiny child that I often forgot she was supposed to be 25.
I’m also going to say it, there are some… questionable things in the story and language used. First, the bath scene felt weird. Second, why was Takako asked if she was into girls when she was (in a strange way I agree) trying to hug her aunt? She was asked the same when she looked at a waitress for 3 seconds earlier in the book. To me that is just not something to joke about
So yeah. Me and this book did not vibe, but if I ever get the chance to read it in English, I am willing to try it.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Abortion
carlyg123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion