Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Antes que o café arrefeça by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

364 reviews

yamooz's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I made me sob, so It's a 5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

ppp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Pregnancy

bel017's review against another edition

slow-paced

 Not for me. The translation is too literal, leading to clunky prose; though the head-hopping POV was presumably in the original; the ending is surprisingly illogical and despairingly tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident and Death

audriew9's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

Before the Coffee Gets Cold is an insightful and comforting read. It is heartwarming, and yet not too cheesy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

grace_cr1's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abortion, Chronic illness, Death, and Car accident

joaura's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

charliewarliee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I adored this book more then anything else! It is a stunning piece of translated fiction that I am thrilled to have been able to read! The saddest bits and the happiest bits all blended together to make this an absolute page-turner! I could barely put it down! I 100% recommend this book to anyone thinking about reading it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Child death and Abortion

katiebellcatalano's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

The moment they sit down in the seat and pour the coffee, you know that your heart is about to be ripped out. Each story of returning to the past - the why of it - is beautifully told.

Spoiler

Whether it is playing with what could have been or seeking certainty, it is one of the best metaphors I’ve seen for grief processing in a book. The message of recommitting your heart to take on any challenge and situation, staying in the present and living life before the coffee gets cold.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Dementia, and Medical trauma

cady_sass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.75

I purposefully waited until the hype died down to read this one because I had a feeling it wouldn’t do it for me, and I was right. For whatever reason Japanese translations and I don’t get along and this is no different. I LOVE this concept, and the first chapter was riveting and had me thinking I might have a 5 star read in front of me. But the stories after that were a bit… mediocre. And I find most of them to lean sexist, especially the last one. I’m almost treating this like an anthology, the first story is 5 stars, the second and 3rd are 2-3ish, and the last one is a 1 for me. So that lands us right around a 3. I think there’s a lot of wasted potential here and I’m really disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Car accident, Grief, and Medical trauma

emilyelysian'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Car accident, Death, and Dementia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship