Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

16 reviews

arturo_luzen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Blood, Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Death, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

gracescanlon'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? No

5.0

Wonderful and well-executed concept; poignant stories with relatable and incredibly lovable characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence

emilywemily6's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

3.75

This was an enjoyable, quick read. The translation is pretty poetic. My biggest gripe is when medical issues are brought up- you can tell the author doesn’t know much about illness/injury, so it’s a good thing those issues are only mentioned in passing. This book shares a handful of stories about visitors to the café and also may inspire you as you consider what you may say or do if you could go back in time for a few minutes to visit someone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

augie_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

claudia_moreira's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Terminal illness

esalan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Violence, and Miscarriage

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Terminal illness

Minor: Murder and Sexism

mbichaela's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

ENG
1 - 4.5/5 (if only i've seen the marriage)
2 - 3/5
3 - 3/5
4 - 3.5/5
(5, kazu's story) - 5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Minor: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, and Violence

robinks's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing sad tense 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

It was so nice to revisit some of the characters from Before the Coffee Gets Cold and meet new characters whose stories get interwoven as well. The characters relationships and development are so beautiful to read through, and the writing feels like drinking a warm cup of coffee.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Cancer