A review by jacs63
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
What an extraordinary book!
This book is divided up into 4 parts. There are no chapters.
It's written by a Japanese writer who I had not heard of before. It was originally a play but was later turned into a book. It may be being made into television series.
It's an odd read but worth the effort.
I started reading this book, but gave up half way through the first Part. The story didn't gell with me and it was meandering and getting nowhere.
I put it down, but picked it up again a while later and decided to try and stick with it this time.
And I am glad I did.
Part one does drag a bit and didn't affect me much. It made me feel happy at the end though.
Part three has a good outcome.
Parts two and four made me ugly cry. So beautifully written. For different reasons, they affected me greatly.
The first part maybe drags as the author needs to explain the story to the reader?
The rules suddenly changing in Part four was a bit annoying, but I get it. It just felt clumsy.
It's not a perfect book and it has it's faults, but it's a stunning, original book.
It will stay with me for a while I think.
I'm glad I finished it.
This book is divided up into 4 parts. There are no chapters.
It's written by a Japanese writer who I had not heard of before. It was originally a play but was later turned into a book. It may be being made into television series.
It's an odd read but worth the effort.
I started reading this book, but gave up half way through the first Part. The story didn't gell with me and it was meandering and getting nowhere.
I put it down, but picked it up again a while later and decided to try and stick with it this time.
And I am glad I did.
Part one does drag a bit and didn't affect me much. It made me feel happy at the end though.
Part three has a good outcome.
Parts two and four made me ugly cry. So beautifully written. For different reasons, they affected me greatly.
The first part maybe drags as the author needs to explain the story to the reader?
The rules suddenly changing in Part four was a bit annoying, but I get it. It just felt clumsy.
It's not a perfect book and it has it's faults, but it's a stunning, original book.
It will stay with me for a while I think.
I'm glad I finished it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Pregnancy