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Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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vaekay'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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a wonderful and enjoyable read... until the last section. Usually emotional and inspiring, I felt blindsided by the terrible understanding of female anatomy or pregnancy as well as what I perceived as multiple grammatical errors by the translator. I actually found the way they regarded Kei's pregnancy and coordinated death (to save her and Nagere's baby) to be absolutely ridiculous and the sort of fictitious bullshit that only a male author would dream of writing.

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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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

An enjoyable experience that opened up my eyes and perspective a little more. Full of pleasant characters with their backstories and tales to share.

What I Liked About The Book

As I said, the characters were pleasant, and you could get attached to them in some way while reading about them. All of them have realistic portrayals, which I appreciate too. With the stories for each chapter, I found it nice to see the different relationships shown and how complicated humans are with relationships. I mostly liked all the chapters included. The concept is also something that I think about often, and I love the exploration of it within the book.

What I Didn't Like About The Book

I realised I didn't get attached to one chapter as much as the others. I don't know why. It was the chapter titled 'The Sisters', and despite relating with having a sister and not showing affection towards my own that much, I couldn't get into the story as much as the others, which saddened me slightly. It felt like something was missing, not only in that chapter but throughout the whole book. Nothing big, but I'm not sure what. I am so good at writing reviews. (Insert the sarcasm there). An extra thing to note is that the build-up to the stories in the first three chapters was tough for me to read since I just wanted to skip ahead. It's something personal that I struggle with, reading through world-building stuff and rules about a particular thing that doesn't exist in real life. That's why I tend to avoid lots of books with world-building since I often find it dull, confusing or just not enjoyable to try and visualise/memorise all the information.

In Conclusion

It's a good read for anyone who wants to have a refresher from all the books they have been reading. Without a doubt, this could be a 4-5 star read for many people. A warning; I'm not very emotional, so this didn't apply to me that much, but the last two chapters can be a tear-jerker depending on the reader!

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