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booksemmahasread's review against another edition
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Terminal illness, Death, and Grief
Minor: Chronic illness
aunticles's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really didn't care for this. It gets 3 stars for the premise which is an intriguing idea, and for some emotive writing. Otherwise I found both the tone and the journey of the central character irritating and charmless. If it had been about an 18 year old it might have been touching, but for a 30 year old to be so self-absorbed and immature made him unsympathetic and hard to relate to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Animal death, and Death of parent
readingduckling's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.5
I loved this book so much. It's a challenging and philosophical story. I'm just a little confused about the "magic system".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, and Cancer
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
_rowantree_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer
thecrimsoncorsair's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.25
This book made me tear up. I knew exactly how it was going to end when I started it. Because, frankly, there's only one sane choice that a person could make regarding the main issue of the book. But just the fact that it went into such meaningful territory about relationships, especially between parents and their children, is what really got me. And it made me think about my own parents, and mortality, and how people would think of me when I die. Or if the life I've lived is a fulfilling one. Man, this book really made me see things in a new light, and I'm happy I got to read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Animal death, Cancer, and Grief
apiologee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent
braggsy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Grief, and Animal death
livreittoashley's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent
clemrain's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I knew nothing about this book but I have been eager to read it. This book reminds me of the only book I’ve given a 0 star rating to. If you like Mitch Albom, you’ll like this.
It’s too long, it’s a mashup of the simplest ideas, it’s characters do not further the plot and everything about it is abrupt.
The downfall of this book might just be its translation. A book translated is a different book. I can’t read the original, but—based on the many translated works I’ve read—I think that this translation is not the best. There are a few typos and missing words. The sentences can get clunky. The grammar can get confusing. Overall, it feels like unpolished work. Like 2019 Google translate.
I will be watching the movie in an attempt to see a different version of translation.
It’s too long, it’s a mashup of the simplest ideas, it’s characters do not further the plot and everything about it is abrupt.
The downfall of this book might just be its translation. A book translated is a different book. I can’t read the original, but—based on the many translated works I’ve read—I think that this translation is not the best. There are a few typos and missing words. The sentences can get clunky. The grammar can get confusing. Overall, it feels like unpolished work. Like 2019 Google translate.
I will be watching the movie in an attempt to see a different version of translation.
This book reads like a 12 year old’s fanfiction. Full of amazement and ideas, but it’s all delivered in boring and underdeveloped writing. The repetition and ongoing thought trains are stubborn. I understand this whole story is a letter, and so I’ll let some rambling slide as a stylistic choice but I don’t think that it was a conscious choice.
There’s so many cliches in this book, here’s a cliche to describe the amount. If I were to take a shot every time I read a cliche in this book, I’d be dead by chapter 2.
The characters have no depth. The conclusions they make and their reaction have no ground.
This concept is best for short stories.
The ending made me think…where’s the rest? What a way to end it.
The characters have no depth. The conclusions they make and their reaction have no ground.
This concept is best for short stories.
The ending made me think…where’s the rest? What a way to end it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
audreyxine's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
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
3.0
This was a cute and fun existential read. It actually made me cry when Lettuce died, but not even when the mom died . I had fun reading this but the internal monologue dragged a little bit at times. I feel like it could have been even more condensed
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief and Animal death