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viiemzee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A man finds out he's dying but can get one more day of life if he removes something from the world. A touching story of loss, love, and the human condition. Highly recommended!!
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
emmagreenwood'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
sleepycatreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
jessegoddard'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent
chazaiya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
revisiting this was good though. no doubt a flawed book, it starts slow and oftentimes overuses exposition. on occasion it felt like it was a book written for middle schoolers with its diction but with the themes i know that wasn't its intention. i could chalk it up to poor translation but there's a part in the first chapter(?) where he explains the book of genesis and then some of the story of jesus like it was everyone's first time reading this, and it's like who was the target audience when this was being written? i guess it makes sense though considering christianity isn't as widespread in japan as in the west, but it just led to clunkier writing (which was an issue throughout the book, which i'm gonna say is due to translation). there's also just some corny moments here, like when two characters bid eachother farewell by reciting popular movie quotes? come on.
regardless, as the story went on and it got heavier into its themes, Kawamura's writing became more convicted and personal. naturally this led to me getting way more into the book. the final stages of the book are truly where the book is strongest, which is of course about where i stopped reading initially lol. i don't want to get into it rn but it gets heavy and incredibly sad. it's tied up nicely with a lovely message, and while some things are left up in the air i don't mind it like that.
all-in-all this was a nice sentimental book that you could probably finish in like a day if you wanted lmao. naturally not gonna be for everyone but i enjoyed it. good with a cup of tea and some melancholy ambient music, like ruins by grouper or some shit.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
cereads'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
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Medical content
miyothecat'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent
aqtbenz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
there were some reflections that i liked though, like how the meaning of one's life is the difference between this universe and a parallel universe in which one never existed. maybe you haven't changed the world but your friends and family's lives would all be very different; you may be insignificant to the universe at large but you're important to so many individuals.
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content and Medical content