Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

99 reviews

autumnallegory's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Car accident

ghostsversion's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

Re-read: Honestly I probably should have read this sooner but oh well. Anyways, I had forgotten just how simple and nice this first book was. While I do appreciate a good old web of interconnected characters and stories, it is good to see just a plain old story about people wanting to meet their loved ones. Also, the fact that

The Woman in White deliberately got up from the chair because a lost small part of her saw herself and her motherly love for Kazu in Kei is just 🥹.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

bluedilly's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

grunbean's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

If a book makes me cry, I find that it’s a good book. A chapter of this book had me bawling.

A short but packed read. I really enjoyed the world it took me to and the stories inside just one cafe. If you’re a fan of the real world with a bit of magic, you will like this! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

natnurdock's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Death and Death of parent

danajoy's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

august_ambrosia's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

it grew on me.......... slow to start and also im always rubbish at books with lots of names in them but the writing felt a bit plain to me?? it didnt help that i had just finished reading an incredibly descriptive book + was simultaneously reading another. unsure if i recommend. some bits felt a bit uncomfortably misogynistic but it was. you know. fine. its a fine book. i almost dnfd before the first short story had finished because i just hated fumikos character LOL but i felt bad judging a translated book with english criteria. so i finished + wouldnt read again but its not long so i dont think it was a waste. it got better toward the end i think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

viviundworte's review against another edition

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: Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Car accident

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

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I will say the start of this book is slow, and I did have to tough it out a bit but I am so glad I did. This is an excellent story about owning your place in the world and the decisions you make. It very much reads like a play (which makes sense given the author's background) and I love it. If it's caught your eye it's certainly worth a try. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol