Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Ratings515
Average rating3.7
This book was delightful. I read it because someone in my feed gave it a good rating, and it turned out to be the magical realism I needed right now. I'm looking forward to reading book #2. (Everything else I wanted to say was a spoiler!)
There is nobody I would want to see badly enough to go through this many rules of time travel.
Honestly, such a wholesome book! The premise is so interesting and unique yet it touches on aspects of life that almost everyone can relate to. Made me tear up at the end too
This book was heartwarming and bittersweet.
'...no matter what difficulties people face, they will always have the strength to overcome them. It just takes heart. And if the chair can change someone's heart, it clearly has it's purpose.'
Couldn't handle the writing style. Stating the obvious, telling me the same thing three times, etc.
If you like scifi that doesn't seem like scifi, this book is for you. If you like time travel but you'd like to read a different type of time travel, this book is for you. If you prefer more character driven and emotional stories, this book is for you.
This will make my top 10 favorites of the year, no doubt.
Honestly, such a wholesome book! The premise is so interesting and unique yet it touches on aspects of life that almost everyone can relate to. Made me tear up at the end too
I loved this book. The premise is interesting - what if there was a cafe that enabled you to travel through time, but only until your coffee gets cold? The book delivered on the premise, and so much more. What the characters find in their travels and learn about themselves make this a story that will stick with me and that I will think about for a while. Highly recommend!
A little slow and repetitive at first. And the laconic style does make you feel as if you were watching a play, not reading a novel... but in the end, things tie together in a pleasing way. All in all, not too bad.
The first story was a bit of a bad start. It was immediately very repetitive and the dialogue was very stiff. Although I feel some of that was due to translation and maybe cultural differences. After I got into it however it became much less repetitive and more meaningful.
The later stories were all about the people in the cafe which helped. The message was great in every story, and even though the dialogue still felt somewhat emotionless, the other text explained the feelings some more. I did feel the end stopped somewhat abruptly.
“I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn't change, I forgot the most important thing.”
I'm a little disappointed with this book not gonna lie. Maybe it's not for me but it felt like there wasn't enough there for me to truly enjoy the book. It felt more like a collection of short stories than one book.
The second story was the only one that I felt truly connected to, and I think this was because we were shown more of their relationship and knew more about the characters so I actually felt something for them. The last story annoyed me so much as I really hate that trope and somehow everyone was okay with it???
5 stars for whatever the author was smoking. Abandoned at 30%. Now amazed that I managed even that much.
I was quite bored throughout the story. It had beautiful sentences though, but it was just an okay read for me.
Read for our workplace book club of June (I'm a bit early). Based on a simple idea (being able to go back in time but inside a very strict set of rules quite different from usual), in a very small café setting, the author is able to draw several beautiful stories of the people going around, their lives, their wins and losses. It gives a big time for reflection and introspection and made me shed some tears.
“The first rule was: The only people you can meet while in the past are those who have visited the cafe. This would usually defeat the purpose of going back. Another rule was: There is nothing you can do while in the past that will change the present.”
The content, writing style seems more relevant for a play adaptation. Or maybe the original, Japanese version is better. But this did not work for me.
This book is divided into small chapters that follow a person specifically, but also have a continuing storyline. The first two were not that interesting to me, but the third one was really good. The last one completely ripped my heart out, it was so beautiful and sad. If the whole book had bern like the last chapter I would have given 5 stars easily. Sadly the writing style did not work for me for most of the book.
Since the last chapter was amazing I'll up the rating to 3,5*
So lovely and tender and sweet. Very triggering for folks with: death of partner, death of parent. What I loved most about this book was the emphasis on shifting perspective. There was nothing magical: time travel doesn't change the present, but instead the perspective of the person.
Lovely.
This is so heartfelt and sweet. There are 4 people that time travel for vastly different reasons and even though nothing in the present changes all those people change in really positive ways. This is a beautiful book.
This book was so comforting. I liked the connection between all of the characters and I loved the idea of this magical café. I can't wait to see who we meet in the next books!
