Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Matkakissan muistelmat by Hiro Arikawa

65 reviews

adrijagd's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.5

This absolutely nailed the narration style and voice of a cat. It was so spot on that whenever we were in Nana's perspective, the effect was humorous, sardonic, and bluntly insightful. Each of the people that we visit throughout the book has interesting stories, but I wasn't overly attached to any of them. They were definitely well done and enjoyable as well as good at ultimately portraying their intended message. I definitely got teary-eyed at few points, but what I think about when I think of this book is Nana's perspective and how that was written. Although we never directly got the perspective of Satoru, but through each of the different perspectives, we get a very good view of this willfully optimistic friend, even through all the tragedies in his life. I enjoyed this, and it definitely had an impact on me, but not so much that I am obsessed with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

lanika's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Car accident

plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment

dariarp's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

bii_newt's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death and Car accident

Minor: Miscarriage

erinn93's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment

americattt's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

“For the rest of my life, I would remember all the shades of red Satoru mentioned that day.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

startjpw23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

This book is set in Japan. It was originally written in Japanese and later translated to English. At the start of this book, a stray cat likes to sleep on the hood of a van. The owner of the van, Satoru, discovers the cat on his van and starts to feed him. They start to develop a bond. The cat is hit by a car and seriously injured. He drags himself to the vicinity of the van. He cries until Satoru discovers him. Satoru takes him to a vet so he can be treated and then takes him into his apartment to recuperate. Satoru names the cat Nana. Satoru and Nana decide to live together. From here, we jump around 6 years in the future. Satoru has to get someone to take Nana in. Satoru does not want to do so. We don't learn why he needs to do this until the latter part of the book. Satoru and Nana travel in the van to several former classmates/friends of Satoru and one of his relatives to try to find a person or persons who will be able to take Nana in. Part of the story is told by Nana thinking in the first person. Other parts of told in the third person by the human characters. We see Satoru and his classmates/friends and relative in the present day. Then we go back to the past and see how they initially met and their early relationship. This book was a lot deeper than I expected. It was sad in parts. I enjoyed reading it a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Sexism, and Car accident

serene216's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Car accident