sierablane 's review for:

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

2.0

inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I borrowed this book right after I finished What You Are Looking For is in the Library, and I thought I would enjoy it a lot more than I did. Instead, I found some of the characters (Fumiko, mostly tbh) so annoying that any appearance they made felt like hell to read. I also feel like this novel wasn’t translated to English well, from a grammatical standpoint; I’ve read other translated novels, but this one felt choppy and just didn’t flow well at times. I’m only considering reading any of the other books in this series for any back story on the “ghost” woman who’s usually in the time traveling chair - the most interesting part of the book, in my opinion - but I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t have one and just exists as tangible mythology