Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Vol. 1-5

コーヒーが冷めないうちに #1-5

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series 5 Books Collection Set By Toshikazu

Before We Forget
The mysterious Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new The father who could not allow his daughter to get married - A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one.

Before the Coffee Gets
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 confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by Alzheimer's.

Tales from the
Tales from the Cafe, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?

Before Your Memory
On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port.But that’s not all.Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.

Before We Say
The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret menu time travel offering.
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Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published October 22, 2024

About the author

Toshikazu Kawaguchi (in Japanese: 川口 俊 和) was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song, and Family Time. The novel Before the Coffee Gets Cold is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize.

Reviews

[Mahdi · Rating 2 out of 5]

"if you could go back in time, who would you want to meet?"
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nah, i would buy bitcoins.

jokes aside,
This isn't that bad of a story, but I have a grudge against this series. Things were being repeated so many times that I got bored with it. I don't even want to talk about THE RULES. The author repeated those same four rules about once every 15 pages.

[Cass · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is the perfect mix of a light dose of fantasy, and slice of life. The characters were not written to be perfect but to be loved. The series uses the element of being able to travel back in time to confront grief and grieving, and highlights how human beings are so inextricably linked to each other regardless of geographical proximity and mortality. The author also leaves behind easter eggs, to be discovered as one moves through the series. The books not being written in chronological order also gave me the experience of travelling through time which enhanced the time travelling element.

The number of characters and how they’re all linked may seem confusing at the start but there was no pressure to learn all of them at once as they slowly revealed themselves in their parts of the story when it’s time. It was a comfortable and cozy read that I’d recommend to anyone who’s feeling a little jaded about experiencing human relationships. Truly a series that I laughed and cried through, and thoroughly enjoyed.

[Mahak Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely adore adore this series.
The blend of fantasy and magical realism is beautiful explored and makes the reader actually feel it.

Trust me you can get lost into it.
🌙The main crux: the past cannot be altered, but the future remains open and full of possibilities.
🌸Personally, this one makes you realise what life is. We are so self centered that we do not realise that actually everyone is living in their own little world. So many problems to cry about, so many joys to celebrate. It is such a huge world.
Moreover, I feel like this one makes you see that each and every situation is felt differently by each and every person.
Naturally. Duh!
No, but this one makes you GET IT!!
You know?
You have shouted in anger, but they have in grief. Do you get the point?
📖I admire such stories, that takes you on a ride with the characters🫶🏻
Although, I genuinely feel there shouldn't be anymore books on this concept. Don't make it repetitive please. One needs to know when to stop✨️

[Maria Cecylia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished vol. 3 and am starting the 4th one.

The style of writing is really simple, witch fits the vibe perfectly. I love that you could read any of the books, or even chapters without context and still enjoy it.

the only problem i had so far, was in the 3rd chapter of the 3dr book ("before the memories fade") where for the first time we have an disription of anything hat happenes real time outside of the caffe, witch for me was really mood killing.