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A review by nicolinebl
Voordat de koffie koud wordt by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.0
There were a lot of things that annoyed me in this book but despite all that it's still definitely a 4 star read.
At the start a lot of characters get introduced (I wrote them all down with descriptions so I'd remember lol) so I was kind of anxious that that would happen with all the stories (4 parts), but luckily they all played bigger parts in the rest of the book (and not many more were introduced after story 1)
I was mostly annoyed by the overexplaining of things, infodumps and sometimes unnecessary repeating of things that already happened. A recap can be nice for some but it somewhat annoyed me.
It was however a very emotional and beautiful read and I was pleasantly surprised by this book. At first you think the stories probably won't be connected but it turns out they are and I'm glad that the workers in the cafe had a way bigger role in the book than I expected at first.
Definitely recommend but bring tissues because you will need them!
At the start a lot of characters get introduced (I wrote them all down with descriptions so I'd remember lol) so I was kind of anxious that that would happen with all the stories (4 parts), but luckily they all played bigger parts in the rest of the book (and not many more were introduced after story 1)
I was mostly annoyed by the overexplaining of things, infodumps and sometimes unnecessary repeating of things that already happened. A recap can be nice for some but it somewhat annoyed me.
It was however a very emotional and beautiful read and I was pleasantly surprised by this book. At first you think the stories probably won't be connected but it turns out they are and I'm glad that the workers in the cafe had a way bigger role in the book than I expected at first.
Definitely recommend but bring tissues because you will need them!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Pregnancy