Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Antes que o café arrefeça by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

9 reviews

lolamelie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Chronic illness and Grief

Minor: Medical content, Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Death, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.75

such a beautiful read. it was so simple yet so moving! i loved the style of storytelling that kawaguchi used; all of the chapters flowed seamlessly and everything felt so full. his wording was simple yet conveyed so much. he has a wonderful way with building characters and strengthening the reader’s relationship with them. i would really recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Dementia

Moderate: Death and Sexual harassment

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

mirireads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Dementia, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Grief, and Car accident

toomanytbr's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I would love to give this 5 stars, the ending had me crying when I normally am not emotionally impacted by a book, but it took a lot out of me to start the book. That is the only reason for the deduction, but I will definitely be continuing on with the series

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, and Car accident

ejanephillips's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood

agnesbebon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The main critique I see about this book is that it was originally a play, but I think that added to the book (I also love reading plays). Easy to read but takes time to digest and uplifting even in its saddest moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Medical content, Blood, Death, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

neptunereign's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Dementia, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Medical content

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Car accident, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

Amazing. Bittersweet in a lovely way. I ugly cried at the end.

invaderlinz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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