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Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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beebumle1125's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

beerosebel's review

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

It took me too long to finish this book, mostly due to library loan timing and the distraction of other books, but oh. my. god. The overall concept of the story was so intriguing, and how well thought out the concept of the cafe was. Every time I was reading, I was able to vividly see the cafe in my head, and could probably draw a picture of it. I think four separate shorter stories was a great way to format the book, and allowed for each story to have its own time to shine. I’m giving it 4 stars because I wasn’t a huge fan of the first chapter/story, but the others I was so invested. I fully intend on reading the rest of the series (and not taking months to finish it)

ssmith1407's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

_myb00kclub_'s review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

4.5

supermando's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was super cozy, like sitting in a cafe and drinking a cup of coffee. I wasn’t a fan of the writing style, but I think that came down to translation.