A review by sandramarinis
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I preferred the first part of the book. I enjoyed the read, but there were several parts of the book where the author said the exact same thing using different words two times in a row. Like others have pointed out, some parts had excessive information. So weird. What I did like about the book was that it made me reflect on how selfish people are. The people traveling in time didn't necessarily think of the feelings of the other person meeting them. There's a reason why one should move on and not hold on to the past I guess. That's why the situation where the meeting went particularly bad with all of the blaming and "how dare you's" was my favorite. All in all a good read, but not my favorite book ever. 
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