A review by hbraith
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

slow-paced

3.5

I had really high hopes for this book, it’s a cool idea, but unfortunately it fell a bit flat for me. A theme that connected all of the stories is

women sacrificing themselves for others, often men.

That didn’t sit well with me in the first place, but when I looked up the author and found out the book was written by a man, it made it feel even more gross. Also, there’s a definite anti-choice message to one of the stories, which was really off-putting.