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A review by sulata
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
3.0
I finished this book in two sittings, it is a short novel which sets in an old and beautiful coffee shop in a alley of Tokyo.
Sitting in a specific place inside that coffee shop allows you to travel through time. However, there are three rules which must be followed, one of them being you have to drink your coffee during your time travel window before it gets cold. Interesting, right?
Also, another thing I found fascinating about this book is it has a completely different approach to time travel. Traditionally we want to travel through time just to change our present but would you still want to do it if the present still remains the same?
The whole concept of the book is beautiful and the description of the cafe literally takes you inside the cafe. But, the writing couldn't make me connect with the characters. And whenever I read any book I want to feel each and every character, that's why I gave it 3 stars.
Sitting in a specific place inside that coffee shop allows you to travel through time. However, there are three rules which must be followed, one of them being you have to drink your coffee during your time travel window before it gets cold. Interesting, right?
Also, another thing I found fascinating about this book is it has a completely different approach to time travel. Traditionally we want to travel through time just to change our present but would you still want to do it if the present still remains the same?
The whole concept of the book is beautiful and the description of the cafe literally takes you inside the cafe. But, the writing couldn't make me connect with the characters. And whenever I read any book I want to feel each and every character, that's why I gave it 3 stars.