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atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Alcohol
rrenreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
though by the plot you could expect lots of heavy issues and hard problems to come up, there's a cozy and comforting aura to it. the story switched between perspective a lot, and somehow im always intrigued and able to sympathise with each characters.
and the end??? oh my god, the ending. literally teared up but like in the best way possible way <3
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
fluture's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Sexism
Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident
bexi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Blood
isarza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Child abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
kakigori's review against another edition
4.25
did not expect to learn some bits of econ knowledge lmao
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
rieviolet's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
After the first introductory section, the book divides into separate vignettes, that are still skillfully inteconnected but are told from different point of views. I have to admit that I am not the biggest fan of short stories collections, in general I struggle to appreciate them as much as a novel. In this case, I also had a bit of an up-and-down reading experience, with certain sections that I liked more and other sections that dragged a bit for me and that I found less enjoyable. I still appreciated the ending, and I found it a good way of wrapping up the story.
Also I think that I started reading expecting a very lighthearted and magical story and while it was a magical and surreal story, it dealt with quite a lot of very heavy topics and I'm not so sure if all of them (and the characters involved) were handled equally well.
Lastly, I have to mention a brief passage that left a bad taste in my mouth. I do not know how the original Japanese sentence was or how the English translation adapted it, but in my translation there was a scene in which a man (maybe in his 20s?) is reflecting about a young girl and he thinks something along the lines of "There was a completely unusual sensuality for a little girl, and he would have liked to find a way to make her turn around towards him". All that I could think was why, why do you have to inlcude such a comment, was it really necessary? I really did not like it.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Abortion, War, and Classism