A review by hannahbailey
Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Quite a sweet story but a bit slow in parts. I thought the time travelling with all its rules was smart and unique, taking an old concept but getting the characters to fully think about their choices in relation to the rules made it more interesting as a character study. Sadly I think lots of it was lost in translation as the narrative felt a bit clunky and under-edited :(
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