Reviews - Before We Say Goodbye

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Before We Say Goodbye

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.9 AVERAGE

josie710's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lilasaurus's review against another edition

3.0

2.5⭐️??? Definitely the weakest one in the series for me

bookishrebel's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you @panmacmilliansa for the gifted review copy.

Honest, Emotional, Reflective
This is the fourth book in the popular series Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi translated by Geoffrey Trousselot. All books in this series can be read as a standalone.

In this book we return to Café Funiculi Funicula in Tokyo, where four customers travel to the café in hopes of returning to the past to see or talk to a loved one again for one more time, but they can only stay until the coffee gets cold.

In this book we meet:
- A husband with something important to say
- A woman who didn’t get to say goodbye to her dog
- A woman who regrets rejecting her boyfriend’s proposal
- A daughter who regrets driving her father away

I read this series in a day. I adore this series and I swear it never fails to make me cry. This book is a short and quick read(173 pages) but each story has such important message. This story is heartwarming, whimsical and emotional. These stories leave you thinking about regret, choices and moments in life that make life feel precious.

My favourite story was Farewell, the story about the woman who didn’t get to say goodbye to her dog. It made my heart hurt but also made me so happy. I love the representation of unconditional love between a pet and owner, shows how pets are a member of the family.

I’ll never stop recommending this series to everyone.