Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

57 reviews

bluelien's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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

Even though I wanted to be consistent and give all the books in this series a 3.5 stars, I couldn't resist giving this one a higher rating. It had all the good elements the previous books had, but it also made me feel emotional at times, which warrants an extra 0.5 star. I was worried at first I wouldn't like the change in setting, but it was surprisingly fine and refreshing. 
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kaneebli's review against another edition

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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

3.0

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alanahcw's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

This one was a more difficult read, especially for me at this moment. A lot of illness, death, and grief. It's still hopeful, but it was more challenging to get through. 

In addition, I found this volume very repetitive, which was frustrating at times. Reminders can be helpful on occasion, especially when there are multiple story lines and characters, but the amount of reminders about what <b>just</b> happened were not necessary. (Maybe a bit due to the translation?) 

I still recommend the series, and will continue on to book 4! 
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_fathimanourin1234_'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? N/A

4.5

This book actually made me so emotional like the other 2 books. The characters was so sweet. I felt their emotions.  My Fav chapter was the last chapter named "The Young man".
When Reiji gone back to the past to see Nanako and told her that she is going to be his wife in future. But at the end Nanako died. I really cried in that part. Because they deserves a better ending.
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vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

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hopeful 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

2.0

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cutepatzie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

It was amazing. Again I cant even describe how much this book helped me and motivated me again in the moment when I lost a bit of hope and stayed in darkness. It bring me light and pursues so that way she will become one of my 5 stars.
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ambersbooksandbakes's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

3.5

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jesse_jellyfish's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

Loved the last short story in this book, the others weren't quite as memorable, but overall I still enjoyed.
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bookwyrmknits's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.0

If you enjoyed the first two volumes in this series and want more, then this book will provide that. But if you're looking for more variety, then it's better to look for a different book. While I enjoyed this volume, it was the same formula as the first two books, and that formula is getting old for me. If you're okay with getting the same story told over again with different characters, by all means read this book. It's good at what it does. But I want more variety, so I won't be continuing any further with the series.
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arturo_luzen's review against another edition

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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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