Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Antes que as Memórias Desapareçam by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

64 reviews

fronk10's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

As ever the last story in the collection really brought the whole series together, and because it was about the characters who work in the cafe there was a greater emotional connection to them rather than the other tales. Enjoyable, but I prefer the earlier books in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

robinks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This third volume was the saddest of the series so far, but I loved the change of scene and the device of the book to tie the stories together. It is also nice to see the recurring characters continue to grow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Car accident, and Abortion

jemappellecat's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

aseel_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked the little morales that we got from this book but there was too many characters for me to get invested in their story 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

anna_catherine73's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Kawaguchi has done it again! The third instalment of the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series is just as poignant and moving as the previous two. It was only slightly weaker than Tales From The Cafe in my opinion as one or two of the stories weren’t as moving as in the previous books but even so, these books are always magical, always a delight. A must read for fans of the previous books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Grief

yii_reads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy

lenchen25's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

sketchydelusion's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Terminal illness