Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

69 reviews

refrejarator's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Infertility, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Violence

chlohss24's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

xbernadette's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

pipn_t's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death

cocopeia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

viviundworte's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Mental illness

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

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

knifecryptid's review

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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

3.0

An easy and relaxing read. I, personally, prefer the first book, but still enjoyed this one. Loved all the callbacks to events and characters from the first book, and getting some answers to questions that were left unanswered at the end of the first one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Suicidal thoughts

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

Minor: Murder

amgarrido's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent