Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi with Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

224 pages | first published 2015

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In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café 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 Coff...
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Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 69%
hopeful 53%
sad 40%
inspiring 31%
lighthearted 19%
mysterious 18%
relaxing 15%
adventurous 7%
funny 5%
challenging 3%
tense 2%
dark 1%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 26%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 41% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%

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