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)

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Description

In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time. Over the cou...

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Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 69%
hopeful 52%
sad 40%
inspiring 32%
lighthearted 19%
mysterious 18%
relaxing 16%
adventurous 7%
funny 5%
challenging 3%
tense 2%
dark 1%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 27%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.86

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