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A review by elysian
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
So. The characters are an interesting case of "women written by men", which leaves a bad taste in my move. There is a lot of good, old-fashioned sexism in here.
The writing is really something else. The writing feels stiff and lifeless. I think words were used in wrong contexts. I will say this is probably a translation issue.
The story itself is once again - fine. It isn't what "How we loose the time war" or even close and want to read a time traveling book that makes me sob but was left disappointed. Still a quick read tho with an interesting concept.
The writing is really something else. The writing feels stiff and lifeless. I think words were used in wrong contexts. I will say this is probably a translation issue.
The story itself is once again - fine. It isn't what "How we loose the time war" or even close and want to read a time traveling book that makes me sob but was left disappointed. Still a quick read tho with an interesting concept.