Before the Coffee Gets Cold: The heart-warming million-copy sensation from Japan
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The million-copy bestselling series about a small Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s moving Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.
In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafe’s time-travelling offer in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by Alzheimer’s, see their sister one last time, and meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.
But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the cafe, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .
Continue the beautiful storytelling with Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades, and Before We Say Goodbye.
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ASIN : B07PZ7RPC2
Publisher : Picador (19 September 2019)
Language : English
File size : 1643 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 227 pages
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Customers find the book easy to understand and a good read. They also appreciate the storytelling and emotions that flow through the chapters. Opinions are mixed on the writing style, with some finding it nicely written and simple, while others say it makes reading a bit tedious.
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Neeta –
impactful without being preachy!
It teaches important life lesson without sounding preachy. A good read, simple and relatable characters. The present cannot change by living in the past or seeing the future!
Budgetreader –
Sweet, simple, whimsical
This book has been all over Instagram specially for January in Japan. I did not read too many reviews before jumping into it with my buddy reader and mostly, I got the impression that people were loving it. I enjoyed the book.I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of time travel. As a child I would think about all the mistakes I won’t repeat if I could tell my younger self. Today, especially after having read the Midnight Library by Matt Haig, I am quite certain that I would make most of those choices again and that is why the rules of the the book’s Time Travel made great sense to me. Whatever you do, the present does not change. There are four short stories of people trying to meet somebody from the past for their own mental peace. At the end, the book fully shows the message the author has been trying to communicate all along. Which is living fully in the present with a light heart.Simple language, a tad repetitive occasionally, because I wanted to skip certain parts where the cafe staff were conversing. The events and drama was gripping though I didn’t find all the characters compelling, maybe because too much effort was put into making us understand them? The very Japanese feeling in the book made it an interesting reading experience for me. Unusual story and quaint setting.
trisha.g –
Wholesome book
This book was on my TBR for a long time. Finally, I read it on a sick day and almost finished it in one sitting.The writing style is so simple that I got immersed in the very first chapter. I also, liked Kawaguchi’s style of playwright, where the characters are dialogue based.Compared to the sci-fi aspect of time travelling, this book is more about realism. Magical realism, to be precise.Even if time travel was for a brisk moment, that involved multiple rules, people would still want to go back to the past. Even though they couldn’t change anything in the present except change their heart.The importance of the simple joys that impact our life. The essence of the moments with the people around us. Small things, that we often fail to notice, have been beautifully highlighted by the author.This heartwarming read, although a bit slow, overwhelmed me. I can’t wait to return to this basement cafe in the rest of the series.
Pushpa das –
Book’s content quality
Quite an overrated bookReceived in a good condition and all but the content of the book was not satisfactory.
Aparna –
Heartwarming tales
“Before the Coffee Gets Cold” is a beautifully crafted book, perfect for those who enjoy introspective and heartwarming stories. Its unique take on time travel and its focus on personal connections will linger with readers long after the last page is turned. Whether enjoyed over coffee or not, this book offers a meaningful experience for anyone who’s ever wanted to go back and change a moment in their past.
Urooj a. –
Awesome book
All stories r so touchy .. and so beautifully the feelings of character is penned …
Sarmishtha Chatterjee –
Excellent Story
Beautiful flow of stories. Blowing with the series.
Abhilasha Kumari –
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SVKC –
Loved this book so I decided to purchase the rest of the series. It is a feel good read. Made me want to hear more so Iâm glad heâs written more. Enjoy the read.
Carolin –
This book can be read as an unusual fun and interesting essay on human nature but I found it profound and provocative. It can be seen from many different angles. I will definitely read other of his books.clever writing and story content.
Sara –
The book arrived damaged this is the first time this has happened to me, the book cover came torn from the top and a little bit from the bottom I might return it
Min Yoongi –
Great way to complete the series. Amazon really delivers!
Karla Lauren Esteban –
Despite some plot holes, I really enjoyed the story and the ending of this book. It is moving and beautiful and tells us how the present matters most.