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Antes de que se enfríe el café

Antes de que se enfríe el café

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  • Create Date：2023-01-12 09:16:40
  • Update Date：2025-09-24
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  • Author：Toshikazu Kawaguchi
  • ISBN：8466364048
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Summary

What would you change if you could go back in time？

In a small back alley in Tokyo， there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years。 But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time。

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold， we meet four visitors， each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer， in order to: confront the man who left them， receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's， to see their sister one last time， and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know。

But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat， they cannot leave the café， and finally， they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold 。 。 。

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful， moving story – translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot – explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time？ More importantly， who would you want to meet， maybe for one last time？

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Reviews

Lani Rose ，

Dnf。 Not sure if things got lost in translation， but if felt like watching a non-english show with really bad dubbing and audio description。Also， very predictable。

✧˚ · 。 Megass ⋆·˚ ༘ * ，

heartwarming & unexpectable

Nelisa Mae ，

*4。5

Chandlor Wright ，

Cute！ Weird！ Heartfelt！ I do think I would have liked it better if it had been a TV series or something。 Still a fun lil read！！

Stephanie ，

2。5*

Anastasija Ivanova ，

did i enjoy this book？ yes。 i loved the premise of it and it made me question whether or not i would go back in time and why。 i also enjoyed that it had 4 separate stories about different types of relationships。do i think its a bit overhyped？ also yes

syo ，

lo maricona q me puse leyendo esto suspiro。。。。。。。el primer relato es un zzz pero el final del mismo te deja una sensación de esperanza q te hace ver para donde encara el libro， me gusta q sean historias entrelazadas y los mini plot twist q metió el autor， se siente como leer una novela mexicana PERO （siempre hay un pero） como toda novela asiatica oriental q leí hasta ahora siempre and i mean Siempre los autores se quedan un poco en la superficie de las tramas e incluso siento q a veces quedan co lo maricona q me puse leyendo esto suspiro。。。。。。。el primer relato es un zzz pero el final del mismo te deja una sensación de esperanza q te hace ver para donde encara el libro， me gusta q sean historias entrelazadas y los mini plot twist q metió el autor， se siente como leer una novela mexicana PERO （siempre hay un pero） como toda novela asiatica oriental q leí hasta ahora siempre and i mean Siempre los autores se quedan un poco en la superficie de las tramas e incluso siento q a veces quedan cosas inconclusas。cuatro estrellas xq toca ciertas partes de mi psiquis jijibtw segundo relato te llevo acá *se golpea el pecho* 。。。more

Francesca Ounsworth ，

A collection of interconnected stories explores regret， grief and acceptance in a completely unexpected way。

Charlotte Yung ，

I found it really hard to get into the story so it took me a while to finish but I liked the ending and moral of the story。

Francine ，

Beautiful and heartwarming story but the writing isn’t for me。

Tiffany Lichlyter ，

A surprisingly good read。 I think the poetry of it kind of got lost in translation。 But intriguing。

Olivia Cassidy ，

2。5

Tomás Andrade ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i don’t know what i expected honestly。 i started reading this book hoping that i would experience lovely and exciting stories about time travelling and a magical café。 never did i think that i would be left shaking， in desperate need of a second book。the way i instantly fell in love with kei and kazu is criminal， because although they are the recurring characters， you only start to think about what they are going through towards the end。the alzheimer’s story was what first got me。 never could i i don’t know what i expected honestly。 i started reading this book hoping that i would experience lovely and exciting stories about time travelling and a magical café。 never did i think that i would be left shaking， in desperate need of a second book。the way i instantly fell in love with kei and kazu is criminal， because although they are the recurring characters， you only start to think about what they are going through towards the end。the alzheimer’s story was what first got me。 never could i imagine such heartbreak and delusion happening to me， and kohtahke seems like such a lovely person。hirai’s story was sad， however， i think that her story was rushed， as she was first introduced as a crazy， gossipy， fun person， and then she disappears， and suddenly her sister’s dead。 but her emotional goodbye to her sister was what made me love the story。but kei。 fucking kei。 i cannot get over the fact that she was just killed off。 such a gentle， pure soul， who has to let go of life， and her future family。 i don’t know what’s worse， dying knowing you’re creating a daughter you’ll never get to meet， or meeting her once， very briefly， and then dying， knowing who exactly you’re losing。i will be starting and finishing the second book tomorrow， thank you。 。。。more

Valerie ，

This book is nice warm drink。 So pure and kind。 I felt it right in my chest。

marysia ，

4，5/5Nie spodziewałam się。 że ta książka we mnie tak bardzo uderzy。 Pełna smutku， jak i nadziei。 Klimat starej， japońskiej restauracji- przecudowny。 Nic， tylko czytać i pić kawę。 Przyznam szczerze， że w kilku momentach pociekły mi łzy。 Nie sądziłam， że ta książka będzie tak wzruszająca i piękna。 Prosta， ale trafia idealnie w punkt。

lily ，

wow i stared at the wall for 15 mins after reading this。 it was so amazingly written and an amazing concept

Brianna Lynne ，

Very interesting concept。 I loved the plot。 Writing was a little hard to read at times， but I’m sure it’s just from the translation！

Gail ，

Interesting！ What if we could time travel？ …。。

Ania ，

4。5🥹

Philippa Beaven ，

this book is so about time coded 4/5 <3

Chelsea ，

Interesting and unique plot with memorable characters though I had trouble with repetition， flat detailing， and pacing。 Perhaps some of the depth and meaning are lost in translation though， it's hard to tell。 Regardless， I'm pleased to have encountered a new author， that's always fun！ Interesting and unique plot with memorable characters though I had trouble with repetition， flat detailing， and pacing。 Perhaps some of the depth and meaning are lost in translation though， it's hard to tell。 Regardless， I'm pleased to have encountered a new author， that's always fun！ 。。。more

Amy ，

Laughed， cried， left wanting more。 This book is not everyone’s cup of tea （or should I say coffee？）。 It’s written around the characters and not based on a story。 However it touches on some lovely values and certainly makes you appreciate life。 Just remember…drink the coffee before it gets cold ☕️。

Ellen Lewis ，

A really interesting book that makes more sense the more you read and understand the intertwined nature of the characters。 It was sometimes difficult to follow and understand some cultural references， however it was a pleasant and thoughtful novel。

Chloe ，

This book takes the overwhelming aspects of life: love， loss， grief， mortality， the unknown future; and， through a handful of characters and simple stories of time travel where the primary rule is that nothing can or will change about the present no matter what， Before the Coffee Gets Cold distills these terrifying truths of life into things that seem survivable after all。 Somehow， a few snippets of lives and experiences within one （somewhat magical） café create an equal parts heartbreaking and This book takes the overwhelming aspects of life: love， loss， grief， mortality， the unknown future; and， through a handful of characters and simple stories of time travel where the primary rule is that nothing can or will change about the present no matter what， Before the Coffee Gets Cold distills these terrifying truths of life into things that seem survivable after all。 Somehow， a few snippets of lives and experiences within one （somewhat magical） café create an equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming microcosm of the human experience。 As a barista and a human， you bet I was crying an average of once per chapter。 The story is uplifting and bittersweet， just like coffee。 。。。more

Yadana Aye ，

9。5/10 - I loved all the short stories and how there was an over arching story between the characters。 There were many life lessons in the book which I thoroughly enjoyed

Morgan ，

Interesting concept ， ending fell flat for me。 I think this would be really cool to see as a staged production。

Zuzia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ❤❤

mahi ୨୧ ✧｡˚ ，

Some parts were moving but overall a very forgettable book。 I really didn’t get the hype surrounding it。

Sarah Jagoo ，

Have you ever read a book that as you're reading， and enjoying it， you take frequent and extensive breaks just to prolong how long you're immersed in it？ This is what I experienced reading this book。 Much like many other reviewers， I picked up this book because it was on a list of Namjoon reads that I saw on the internet， but just a few pages in， I knew it was going to have a profound effect on me。 Before the coffee gets cold transports you to a cafe unlike any other， one where you can transport Have you ever read a book that as you're reading， and enjoying it， you take frequent and extensive breaks just to prolong how long you're immersed in it？ This is what I experienced reading this book。 Much like many other reviewers， I picked up this book because it was on a list of Namjoon reads that I saw on the internet， but just a few pages in， I knew it was going to have a profound effect on me。 Before the coffee gets cold transports you to a cafe unlike any other， one where you can transport back into the past， with some frustrating conditions。 As we follow four separate journeys， all interwoven， it is constantly reiterated that no matter how many difficult situations we go through， we always have the ability to create a new future。 。。。more

Linlin ，

what a magnificent fucking story， the stories within stories are gorgeous i loved it sincerely。 told my partner one of the stories and they promptly fell asleep to it。 10/10

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