bon_xx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
Minor: Child death
balfies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
An incredibly affecting piece of autofiction about having a parent with Alzheimer's, and the daily griefs of watching a loved one's sense of self give out under them.
I've never read one of Otsuka's full novels, but if they're all as moving, beautiful, and precise as this then I'm gonna have to bump them up the list. Read if you like Crying in H Mart or No One is Talking About This.
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, and Dementia
Minor: Confinement and Genocide
heatherjchin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Dementia, Grief, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness
Minor: Medical content, Death, Child death, and Mental illness
tindin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Dementia, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, War, and Medical content
Minor: Abandonment, Racism, and Xenophobia
katieamelia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Mental illness
venetiana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Car accident, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Child death, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, War, and Ableism
austenite93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Dementia
Moderate: War and Child death