Before the coffee gets cold

I read Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, as part of a buddy read a few months ago, and while my fellow readers really enjoyed it, I just never warmed to it. While I liked the idea of the story quite a lot I didn’t enjoy the writing. Initially I thought it was because I had just finished reading The Poet X, which is lyrical and almost more of an experience than a book, and Kawaguchi’s writing style is very straight forward and matter-of-fact with no embellishment.

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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☕📖 BOOK REVIEW 📖☕ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Before We Forget Kindness” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The fifth instalment in the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series is just as poignant and heartwarming as the previous books. Set in the same time-travelling café in Tokyo, the rules remain: you can return to the past, but you can’t change it, and you must return before your coffee gets cold. Yet, each character’s journey is deeply emotional and unforgettable. In this book, we meet: • A boy longing to show his…

before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 5/5 so good

Read 1,569 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from …

Philo Thoughts on Instagram: "Don't leave anything for later. Later, the coffee gets cold. Later, you lose interest. Later, the day turns into night. Later, people grow up. Later, people grow old. Later, life goes by. Later, you regret not doing something... When you had the chance. ~Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Book: Before the Coffee Gets Cold) (Art: ‘White Cup and Saucer’ [detail], 1864 by Henri Fantin-Latour) . . . . . . #philosophyquotes #literaturequotes #carpediem"