Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

11 reviews

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Animal death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

randeerebecca's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility and Terminal illness

Minor: Racial slurs

aseel_reads's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I liked chapter or part 3 only, because of the dog but otherwise this was so boring and somehow slow and I didn't like the focus on marriage or having kids, felt like an agenda. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Medical content, Terminal illness, Ableism, and Grief

cartermon4's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

arturo_luzen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Grief, Terminal illness, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

samcsmith's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Death

Minor: Medical content and Pregnancy

shadymist's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Death, Infertility, Body shaming, Car accident, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Pregnancy

robinks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

• 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

4.75

It was so lovely to return to Tokyo and meet some new characters. The last story was particularly powerful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Infertility

Minor: Pregnancy

sarah984's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

I liked this better than the previous book in the series, but not quite as much as the first two. There really are a limited number of types of stories that you can tell in this format and I think the series might be hitting a wall. The story about the dog was my favourite.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Infertility

Minor: Pregnancy

Descriptions of a natural disaster (earthquake/tsunami)

hue's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

There's something so mundane and beautiful in these stories it's lovely to follow along. I almost hope this series wouldn't ever end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, and Animal death