Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

24 reviews

fictionalsarah's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Murder and Death

mikaelaandherbooks's review

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer

_klnzz's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death

Moderate: Abortion and Murder

franklola's review

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

stardustdreamer'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

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

Minor: Suicide attempt and Car accident

itsgeesus's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This is a beautifully written book and it never failed to impress: the imagery, themes, and characters were incredible. In fact, the novel was written in a way that it didn't matter it was a sequel: I picked this up without realising it was part of a short series, but it honestly doesn't matter which order they're read. Each chapter can almost stand alone as its own short story, which I loved, and yet, they all seem to find a way to link with each other. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Miscarriage

laurataylor's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

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

books_and_rainydays's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

"Antes que o café arrefeça", o livro anterior a este, é um dos meus livros favoritos por isso quando vi este à venda fiquei muito entusiasmada e comprei-o de imediato. Visto que adorei o primeiro livro, comecei "De Regresso a Tóquio" com expectativas muito altas. Isto poderia ter dado para o torto caso este livro não atingisse as minhas expectativas, no entanto, assim como o anterior este também me fez sentir os sentimentos e dilemas das personagens como se fossem meus e envolveu-me novamente no ambiente do café Funiculi Funicala com a sua iluminação acolhedora e o cheiro de café acabado de fazer. As novas personagens introduzidas e as suas respetivas histórias são feitas de uma bela complexidade tipicamente humana dando ainda mais prazer à leitura deste livro. Concluindo, recomendo muito este livro, assim como o anterior.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Minor: Pregnancy, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

danicakvcs's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Loved the message of the book, and loved the way it made the reader realise and understand it's importance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Minor: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Cancer

sarah984'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Yes, it's sappy but I really enjoyed this book. It keeps the same formula as the first one, with all of the rules of time travel, and asks what it means to choose to be happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Murder