Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, 川口 俊和

57 reviews

cwerber's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

samarakroeger's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

I thought this book was especially heavy-handed, even when in comparison with the first two.  I didn't like that it was date stamped (set in 2030) and how every story revolved around early death or suicidal ideation.  Through a trip to the past, every depressed person miraculously found the strength to keep on living!  In comparison to the first two books in the series, the stories in here really lacked variety and a sense of urgency.

but then again, maybe I'm just cold-hearted.

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Content Warnings

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

kappafrog's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

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, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Terminal illness

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, Infidelity, 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: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

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, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, 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: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

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