Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Finché il caffè è caldo by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

395 reviews

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

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Death

nora_knight's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Really cool concept

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Car accident

san_dra's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Minor: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, and Chronic illness

amgelina_wlf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, and Death

rubybastille's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

Apparently this was originally a play and I think the story would be more successful in that format. It’s hard to say how much of the writing style is original to the playwright and how much is because of translation. The concept is interesting but not very thoroughly fleshed-out (despite all the rules) and the character’s decisions/reactions to their time-traveling felt a little moralistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

_al's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Sometimes the book has everything you like and it just doesn't hit, like this one for me. I adore time travel, love short stories, and love love when book character-driven. But this one in a little more than 200 pages was so difficult to get through for me. Closer to the end I found out this was a play originally and I think I would enjoy it more on stage.
But like the but i didnt a good time in the slightest and I'm not sure it was because of translation or author's style or me not just vibing with it.
2.6 stars for last story and very interesting concept of time travel and its rules. I think I will try one more book with different translator to get it but I don't think I will continue with whole series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Dementia

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

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

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: Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Medical content

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

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Death, and Dementia

amrithi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Death of parent