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A review by nhdiary
Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
4.0
"There are many crossroads in life. All regrets stem from what happened at one moment we never imagined would happen to us. When our own action brings about an unexpected result, how can we not experience huge regret? After all, do we ever get another shot?"
This one might be my favourite book of the series. And yet, I was very hesitant to even read it at first, considering how bored I had gotten by the time I finished the third instalment. This time around, I found the tales quite refreshing, with both eccentric and ordinary characters that had me deeply invested in their stories. I could fully appreciate, again, the timeless-like atmosphere of this peculiar cafe and how its customers could find comfort, closure, and mostly a way of setting things right despite the impossibility of fixing their past actions and words. Regret is such a heavy weight to live with, after all.
This one might be my favourite book of the series. And yet, I was very hesitant to even read it at first, considering how bored I had gotten by the time I finished the third instalment. This time around, I found the tales quite refreshing, with both eccentric and ordinary characters that had me deeply invested in their stories. I could fully appreciate, again, the timeless-like atmosphere of this peculiar cafe and how its customers could find comfort, closure, and mostly a way of setting things right despite the impossibility of fixing their past actions and words. Regret is such a heavy weight to live with, after all.