Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Antes que o café arrefeça by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

28 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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

3.75

A meditative novel on how we reflect on the past and future, there is a humanity and empathy that resides in the pages of this book. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

If you have gone through a break-up, the death of a loved one, watching someone lose their memories, and/or know that they were going to die, be prepared to feel those emotions intensely while reading this book.

poppyharv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, and Chronic illness

singalana's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

This book broke my heart. I didn't expect to feel so deeply and find philosophical meaning in this work. In Tokyo, there's a café that can allow you to travel in time to meet someone who has visited that café, but you only have time until the coffee gets cold. At first, I wasn't sure whether I was going to like it or not. In the beginning of the book we get to know how the process of going back works, and I was sceptical whether it will be executed believably. 

In this book, we follow four different storylines. Even though all of them were touching in their own way, the second one was really heartbreaking, and made me bawl my eyes out. 

The book still feels like it sort of keeps the reader at an arm's length, something I find that many japanese authors do, it manages to pack a punch, and make the reader ponder on philosophical questions. It does that by gently leading the reader to think on their own. 

If the purpose of art is to make people feel something, then this book certainly delivers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Pregnancy

wmalinn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

If I’m being honest, I wasn’t sure about this book at first. the pacing was a little slow for my taste and it took me some time to get into the story. but I decided to approach it with an open mind and kept reading, only to discover a heartbreaking story about love, loss, and the difficulty of navigating relationships. this book and it’s characters have really grown on me and I did end up loving it in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Dementia, Car accident, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

serendipity421's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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

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

Minor: Alcohol

timeforproblems's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Car accident, and Miscarriage

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcohol

melodiaeisthr's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Just finished this book and i cried over the last chapter. the mother and a child chapter was a really sad one to read, but lovely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

aamina's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

hayleyvem's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Abandonment