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Before the Coffee Gets Cold
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
DID NOT FINISH: 28%
2.75 stars.
This book has a great premise and potential for plot, but it all kind of falls apart. We look at the different stories of strangers in a coffee shop who are going back in time to have another conversation with someone, even though they cannot change the outcome of events. I like the structure of mini-stories within a larger novel, but all of the mini stories make the female characters seem stupid, naive, and boy-crazy.
The successful women begin to regress and are shown to want a more traditional life. It feels like it undermines feminist choices and freedoms. The author could've shown a healthier balance of women pursuing successful careers/path instead of unrealistically giving up all of their achievements/lifestyles/life for a guy. This author doesn't write women well whatsoever.
Also, this is literary fiction, which I don't like that much. If you want a "minimal plot, just vibes" book with an interesting twist, this is a good fit. Otherwise, I'd skip it. I wish a different author would re-write this premise but with more substantial plot, nuanced and well developed characters, and more consequences.
This book has a great premise and potential for plot, but it all kind of falls apart. We look at the different stories of strangers in a coffee shop who are going back in time to have another conversation with someone, even though they cannot change the outcome of events. I like the structure of mini-stories within a larger novel, but all of the mini stories make the female characters seem stupid, naive, and boy-crazy.
The successful women begin to regress and are shown to want a more traditional life. It feels like it undermines feminist choices and freedoms. The author could've shown a healthier balance of women pursuing successful careers/path instead of unrealistically giving up all of their achievements/lifestyles/life for a guy. This author doesn't write women well whatsoever.
Also, this is literary fiction, which I don't like that much. If you want a "minimal plot, just vibes" book with an interesting twist, this is a good fit. Otherwise, I'd skip it. I wish a different author would re-write this premise but with more substantial plot, nuanced and well developed characters, and more consequences.