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kelly_e's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Title: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Series: コーヒーが冷めないうちに #1
Genre: Magical Realism
Rating: 3.0
Pub Date: September 19, 2019
T H R E E • W O R D S
Peculiar • Intriguing • Fragmented
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Funiculi Funicula Café in Tokyo has been serving coffee for more than a hundred years. But this coffee shop is a little different, offering its customers the opportunity to travel back in time. This opportunity doesn't come without risks, and has some rules, most notedly that they must return before the coffee gets cold.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Written in four parts, Before the Coffee Gets Cold combines four interwoven stories, each following a different character who travels back in time. The subject matter was so appealing, unfortunately the execution didn't work for me. It felt overly repetitive, and I'd have liked the stories to be more interconnected. After learning that this was originally written as a screenplay, it explains a lot. I also think some things were lost in translation.
Overall, the concept could have been great, as this is a reflective book exploring relationships, love and why you'd want to travel to the past knowing you cannot change the present. But it reads more like a play than anything else.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of the time travel trope
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"At the end of the day, whether one returns to the past or travels to the future, the present doesn't change."
"Water flows from high places to low places. That is the nature of gravity."
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Series: コーヒーが冷めないうちに #1
Genre: Magical Realism
Rating: 3.0
Pub Date: September 19, 2019
T H R E E • W O R D S
Peculiar • Intriguing • Fragmented
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Funiculi Funicula Café in Tokyo has been serving coffee for more than a hundred years. But this coffee shop is a little different, offering its customers the opportunity to travel back in time. This opportunity doesn't come without risks, and has some rules, most notedly that they must return before the coffee gets cold.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Written in four parts, Before the Coffee Gets Cold combines four interwoven stories, each following a different character who travels back in time. The subject matter was so appealing, unfortunately the execution didn't work for me. It felt overly repetitive, and I'd have liked the stories to be more interconnected. After learning that this was originally written as a screenplay, it explains a lot. I also think some things were lost in translation.
Overall, the concept could have been great, as this is a reflective book exploring relationships, love and why you'd want to travel to the past knowing you cannot change the present. But it reads more like a play than anything else.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of the time travel trope
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"At the end of the day, whether one returns to the past or travels to the future, the present doesn't change."
"Water flows from high places to low places. That is the nature of gravity."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Dementia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Medical content, Abortion, and Suicide
softanimal's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Suicide
ceils's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Suicide
aishablue's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
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