Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Si los gatos desaparecieran del mundo by Genki Kawamura

53 reviews

aia_r's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

a strange, funny and melancholy book that deals with questions about life. a young man learns that he has a short time left to live, so he makes a deal with the devil that earns him an extra day. he reflects on his own life; his family, his lovers, his friends. he wishes he had done certain things sooner and realises that it’s too late for them now. however strange a book this is, it’s very moving in my opinion. 
you never know when it’s time for you to leave this life, so tell the people you love that you love them, tell the people you dislike why you dislike them, forgive because life is too short for grudges, don’t care about what others might think or say about you, because it truly does not matter since we’re all going to die eventually. be kind, be rebellious sometimes. listen to music and dance as if no one’s watching, or even better, dance with a friend! you don’t want to be on your death bed regretting and wishing you had done more. live life to its fullest, and do the best you can do because that’s the best anyone can do.

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froggybooks's review against another edition

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sad 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

3.5


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frncscglrd's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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mollylikethedrug_'s review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • 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

4.5


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another_dahlia's review against another edition

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3.0


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courto875's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

4.25


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luananki's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-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

i was  skeptical going into the book because the last book i read translated from japanese didn’t resonate with me as much because of the writing but i believe in this one i actually enjoyed it, it fit the story somehow.
i liked the complex thoughts regarding death and accepting you are going to die and even though, i’m not a religious person myself, i found the devil as character and symbol perfect for this story. i honestly don’t have more thoughts about the book, it’s a story i might actually think about for a little while but it didn’t feel too heavy and was simple enough to read it one day

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clairvoyant11's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75


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joudkhalid21's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Extremely sad and full of hope and beauty, I cried for hours straight and I smiled at the end. 
Definitely worth every second I spent reading this masterpiece. 

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