Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

29 reviews

petradannibale's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Death and Death of parent

viviundworte's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

this book made me cry because it was so good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Car accident

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

rucha_s'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It's a cute concept sprinkled with an assortment of quirky characters. The stereotypes really rankled my nerves but more than that, I found the repetitive nature of the book quite tedious. It is likely the main reason I couldn't really 'connect' with the stories on an emotional level. An easy breezy summer read, but unfortunately not one of those books that I can say left a lasting impression on me .

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

paintinyourwing's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

erisouls's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Loved this book but the blurb on the front is misleading. The whole shtick is that you can’t change anything by sitting in the chair. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

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: Death, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, 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: Dementia and Grief

Moderate: Death and Sexual harassment

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

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Abortion

emmieanna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

4.5

This book is such an easy read! Lighthearted and hopeful but it will also make you reflect. The cast of characters learn so much together and individually which makes you appreciate the small seemingly insignificant moments that mean the most to us. A true gem of modern literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Car accident

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

Minor: Abortion and Injury/Injury detail