Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

7 reviews

biobeetle's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Death and Terminal illness

robinks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

I love a fantastical, intersecting collection of vignettes. My main issue is that all these stories with female human protagonists is written by a man.

Though I suppose the primary perspectives are all cats.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

jaslouis's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

A heartwarming collection that explores everyday life's joys and challenges. Uplifting yet realistic, reading it feels like comforting hug, without shying away from complex emotions. Highly recommend for anyone seeking a down-to-earth celebration of companionship.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Dementia

genstrong's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

2.75

A very easy and fast read. I enjoyed most of the book but felt that the ending was contrived. I had been expecting something deeper and more philosophical given that the character of Jon (the all-knowing philosopher) was meant to grant wishing but it ended up being rushed, simplistic and not that moving. I also felt there was something strange about how the cats in particular talked about gender, and I then I realised the writers are both male and it made complete sense. I hadn’t looked up the writers before starting the book but saw their bios at the end. Gender is treated as a “binary is natural” concept and even the scene with sexual assault seemed unrealistic, like how a man would imagine the scene to go rather than giving visceral “lived experience” vibes. Overall, it was ok but not recommendation-worthy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lesejaguar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

Bought the book for the cover and got disappointed.
I really liked the way the stories were intertwined with each other and the changing of perspective between cat and human. 
But overall the characters felt a bit flat to me. And there is a real male gaze problem which turned me off the book so much.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Grief

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

charming, however a tad underwhelming.

it's definitely one of the prettiest hardbacks i own now, and i was really excited for it with makoto shinkai (the filmmaker of your name and weathering with you) having been involved and all.
but something was missing. i could go ahead, say it was boring and call it a day, but that wouldn't do it justice at all.
i suppose it was missing the sort of excitement that comes with uniqueness. because though it was a very heartfelt book with unique characters, it didn't feel very ... new? earth-shattering?

everything about the book was just fine, yk. but 'fine' books usually aren't the ones that stick with you for a long time.

very wholesome, forgettable, and wise in a very conventional type of way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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

This book is a really cute multiple pov story. It deals with mental illness topics and cats! Overall it was a really nice and quick read. It was also really fun while reading to see how all the people and cats were linked in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship