Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before Your Memory Fades

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #3

Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Description

The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time.On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for...

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Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 73%
hopeful 58%
sad 45%
inspiring 39%
lighthearted 21%
relaxing 15%
funny 9%
mysterious 8%
challenging 6%
adventurous 4%
dark 3%
tense 2%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 26%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 46% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.96

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