Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

19 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

samcsmith's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content and Pregnancy

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? No

4.0

Much of Japanese culture is what is not said. This book uses time travel to wonder how it might be if they were said.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

mollyb13's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.25

While the fourth installment of this series didn't resonate with me as much as the first three, it was sure great to be back at the coffee shop! This one felt a bit rushed/shortened because there weren't any side storylines with regulars in the shop or the owners. One of those rare times I feel a book should have actually been a bit longer! Definitely a comforting and magical series. I especially liked 'The Daughter' storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness

sarah984's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this better than the previous book in the series, but not quite as much as the first two. There really are a limited number of types of stories that you can tell in this format and I think the series might be hitting a wall. The story about the dog was my favourite.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

Descriptions of a natural disaster (earthquake/tsunami)

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

hue's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

There's something so mundane and beautiful in these stories it's lovely to follow along. I almost hope this series wouldn't ever end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

lenchen25's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent