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fallandfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Eu senti que a escrita do livro foi confusa, não era uma escrita ruim mas ao mesmo tempo dava a impressão de que muita coisa foi cortada ou que era para ser a introdução de um livro maior.
Recomendarei para quem quer ler algo rápido e meio magico em relação às pessoa e sua experiências mas já sabendo que minha opinião foi de um meio e final confuso.
Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
orlaelan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, and Abandonment
i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child death and Chronic illness
Moderate: Body horror and Death
sldccc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Excrement, Vomit, and War
ishouldreadthat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Child death and Chronic illness
liltastypuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
For me this book fell into the dreaded “it was fine” category (I’ve been having a lot of those recently and am wondering if it is some sort of reading slump) which means I don’t really have a lot to say. The relationship between Mumei and Yoshiro was sweet. The prose was sparse, as I have come to expect from Japanese novels. I might have preferred a slightly more expansive, less understated story. A good reminder not to mess up the world our children and grandchildren will inherit, and to seek joy and happiness where we can.
Graphic: Child death and Chronic illness
rhogregoire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
It's a pretty classic bad climate future - Japan has no future - it's totally isolated, losing language, with the elderly caring for dying children who seem to become less and less human as time goes on. Assuming it's not just a quirk of translation, the descriptive language adds a lot to the book. It's really heavy on similes and metaphors: everything is a little like something else. The author avoids describing anything in it's own right, often using descriptions which are visually interesting but don't make a lot of literal sense (for example, describing the sun moving like a "hunted animal") which adds to the hazy imagery. The language also echos the narrative of a closed system - the dying children mean the country cannot regenerate, as well as Japan's isolation - and self-censorship to avoid doing or saying anything that might be deemed foreign.
Moderate: Child death and Terminal illness
little_enid's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Moderate: Child death and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness and Death