Reviews

Antes que o café arrefeça by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

kaylaconrad's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

A beautiful book but it did have me ugly crying after the second story. But I was hooked the whole time, the writing was perfect and I love how intertwined all the stories were.

zeenabh's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

god this book is gut wrenching….

louisa_pre's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was not extremely invested in this book and its characters. Maybe because the book has 4 parts. And every character traveling in time has only 50 pages. However, I do find the concept of this book interesting. Timetraveling and whether it’s worth it if the present won’t change is interesting to think about. I liked the fourth part the best as I think it’s the most emotional one. Although I think all of their stories are quite tragic but also hopeful. I think the writing is pretty good. The characters names were a bit confusing to me in the beginning as there were four starting with a k Kohtake, Kei, Kazu and Kumi. I also liked how original this book felt to me, as I haven’t read anything similar to it before. 

gillianelise's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

tiredreaper's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lindsayvandamme's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-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? No

4.0

moosefeather's review against another edition

Go to review page

lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

melanie_rm's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional lighthearted sad slow-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

3.5

littlestrawberrymuffin's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

hannahr3005's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0