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43 reviews

Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Medical content, Animal death, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Minor: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail

Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Medical content, Car accident, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

this book made me cry because it was so good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.75

too many random essays at the end of the book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Body shaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Monteperdido by Agustín Martínez

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, and Police brutality

Minor: Car accident, Bullying, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Classism, Drug use, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Racial slurs

Alondra En Libertad: Una de Las Novelas de Amor Mas Originales Conmovedoras E Inesperadas de La Literatura Actual by Maria Luisa Munoz Prado

emotional 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death and Violence

Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Die Zauberdimension by Dima Zales

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75