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eddiroll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, Car accident, and Animal death
ksuazo94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Medical trauma, Medical content, Car accident, Child abuse, Infertility, and Abandonment
errie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Terminal illness, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Car accident, and Child abuse
jesseybean's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Car accident, and Child abuse
mghrt06's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
kalira'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
5.0
By the time I reached the ending I fully expected it to make me cry, and that it did, but it was beautifully done and the tears were sorrowful but not wrenching.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, and Car accident
Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Infertility
butterymax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Car accident, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment, Murder, and Child abuse
Near the beginning of the book, a cat is injured when it’s struck by a car. There is a little bit of description about the shape the cat is in afterwards.e_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It’s narrated in first person by the cat, with frequent asides to describe the characters’ histories together. It has the classic structure of Japanese lit where each chapter focuses on a different person or topic.
I definitely cried at the end too. I think the translator did a wonderful job, communicating all the turns of phrase and beautiful imagery. The flowers, oh man…
Anyway, you should definitely read this book! It took me less than 24 hours and was so worth it.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Child abuse, Animal death, and Infertility
tamtam01's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Car accident
Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse
arthur_ant18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Car accident, Child abuse, Cancer, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Minor: Abandonment and Animal death