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orlaelan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, and Chronic illness
i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Child death
Moderate: Death and Body horror
sldccc's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, and Death
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Chronic illness, Death, Xenophobia, Grief, Police brutality, Abandonment, Death of parent, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Colonisation, and Addiction
Minor: Child death, Excrement, War, Child abuse, and Vomit
cecinamo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Body horror
ishouldreadthat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Child death and Chronic illness
liltastypuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content
serendipitysbooks's review
- 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
3.5
For me this book fell into the dreaded “it was fine” category (I’ve been having a lot of those recently and am wondering if it is some sort of reading slump) which means I don’t really have a lot to say. The relationship between Mumei and Yoshiro was sweet. The prose was sparse, as I have come to expect from Japanese novels. I might have preferred a slightly more expansive, less understated story. A good reminder not to mess up the world our children and grandchildren will inherit, and to seek joy and happiness where we can.
Graphic: Chronic illness and Child death
thewitchsreads's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Wel een heel origineel verhaal, ik denk alleen dat het einde op een veel betere manier geschreven had kunnen worden.
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, and Chronic illness