Before Your Memory Fades
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- ISBN：133542928X
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Summary
The latest novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series， following four new customers in a little Tokyo café where customers can travel back in time。
In a small back alley in Tokyo， there is a café that 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。
From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers， each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Café Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer。 Among some familiar faces from Kawaguchi's previous novels， readers will also be introduced to a daughter， a comedian， a sister， and a lover， each with something they wish they had said differently。
With his signature heartwarming characters and immersive storytelling， Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time？
In a small back alley in Tokyo， there is a café that 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。
From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers， each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Café Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer。 Among some familiar faces from Kawaguchi's previous novels， readers will also be introduced to a daughter， a comedian， a sister， and a lover， each with something they wish they had said differently。
With his signature heartwarming characters and immersive storytelling， Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time？
Reviews
Matxalen
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4。25*
Fiorinda Autieri
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Dolce amaro
Cam Asahi
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This one's as enjoyable as the first two books in the series！（view spoiler）[Oh it looks like those cafes are like some kind of a portal between layers of time。 I was surprised that Tokyo's cafe isn't the only one with time-travel possibility。 Besides the ones situated in Japan， it seems that such a cafe is there somewhere in America as well。。。 （hide spoiler）]5 stars to "The Daughter"， the first story out of the four！Dreamworlds by Lily （Sugarmints Artwork）["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> This one's as enjoyable as the first two books in the series！（view spoiler）[Oh it looks like those cafes are like some kind of a portal between layers of time。 I was surprised that Tokyo's cafe isn't the only one with time-travel possibility。 Besides the ones situated in Japan， it seems that such a cafe is there somewhere in America as well。。。 （hide spoiler）]5 stars to "The Daughter"， the first story out of the four！Dreamworlds by Lily （Sugarmints Artwork）["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Roserene
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Cafe Donna Donna， Kindred to Tokita Family's Cafe Funiculi Funicula In the last book of the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series， Kawaguchi reillustrates the century-old Cafe Funiculi Funicula by bringing the traditional coffee-pouring ceremonies in Hakodate。 Fast forward seven years after， four distinctive individuals entered the cafe to voyage on the notable chair。 If the world were to end tomorrow， which action do you take？ The formulation of the plot was intricate， but resurfacing subtly。 The Cafe Donna Donna， Kindred to Tokita Family's Cafe Funiculi Funicula In the last book of the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series， Kawaguchi reillustrates the century-old Cafe Funiculi Funicula by bringing the traditional coffee-pouring ceremonies in Hakodate。 Fast forward seven years after， four distinctive individuals entered the cafe to voyage on the notable chair。 If the world were to end tomorrow， which action do you take？ The formulation of the plot was intricate， but resurfacing subtly。 The author offered new dilemmas in a newer and brighter setting。 The character development of the characters has been refreshing and consistently firm， truer to their values。 Their values were put to test as they were challenged by the plight of time。 Cliche as it sounds， humans complain about what we think we hold is not in our hands; time。 The author elucidated that people who lost the will to live along with the people that passed in their lives。 Sometimes， we were taken aback by predestined events， losing them before we know it。 One by one， the characters realize there is so much more to see and look forward to in their future。 With a bittersweet resolve， Toshikazu Kawaguchi wove our heartstrings for the last time in this series。I'm giving this book a 4。5 stars for everything this book is。 。。。more
Laura
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I like the premise and some of the messages around grief in this， but: 1） How fucking high is the death rate in this small circle of people？！2） I dont really understand why the book repeats itself so much - it’s like bingeing a TV series that’s forcing you to watch the ‘last time on…’ every episode。 3） the writing was a bit clunky but I’m not sure if that’s a translation issue？ I heard good things about this series but maybe the hype made me more disappointed… the hardback cover is gorgeous tho
Nia
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A bittersweet autumn read; the interactions in this book might be my favourite of all the cafe tales。🍂
Rachel
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This book felt a little unnecessary。 Still an enjoyable read， but the storylines were very similar to the previous books and the characters weren't really expanded upon。 It looks like there'll be a fourth book and that seems like overkill to me。 This book felt a little unnecessary。 Still an enjoyable read， but the storylines were very similar to the previous books and the characters weren't really expanded upon。 It looks like there'll be a fourth book and that seems like overkill to me。 。。。more
Francesca Mezzomo
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Interessante ed allo stesso tempo disturbante。 Come un pizzicorio sotto pelle， che lascia una strana sensazione anche dopo essere passato。 Non trovo affinità con la letteratura giapponese， eppure riconosco l’originalità di questo libro e l’importanza dei temi trattati legati alla salute mentale。 Però i personaggi non colpiscono il cuore， almeno non il mio。
Rajul
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This is book 3 in the series of Before your coffee gets cold。 The story continues in Cafe Donna Donna at Hokkaido， which belonged to Nagare's mom。 He has moved here along with Kazu and her daughter while his mom is off to America to find someone his father。The stories have the same pattern， someone wishing to go to the past， dismayed about the rules， change of heart， etc。 The most interesting part was the book 100 questions before the end of the world （the book has 100 questions asking you what This is book 3 in the series of Before your coffee gets cold。 The story continues in Cafe Donna Donna at Hokkaido， which belonged to Nagare's mom。 He has moved here along with Kazu and her daughter while his mom is off to America to find someone his father。The stories have the same pattern， someone wishing to go to the past， dismayed about the rules， change of heart， etc。 The most interesting part was the book 100 questions before the end of the world （the book has 100 questions asking you what would you choose in case the world ends tomorrow） A little more backstory about the cafe which allows you to go to the past。 Here， there is a male ghost instead of a female one。 I assume book 4 would be the back story of the ghost 😂Though some would find this repetitive， I found the treatment a bit different than other books。 。。。more
Georgia Zevs
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Another beautiful instalment， extending the world of the Funiculi Funicula - with both new and familiar faces exploring the question: What would you say if you could revisit a person in a specific moment？ I loved the original story， and while this didn't quite speak to me as much， it still made me laugh， cry and ponder big existential questions - particularly around familial relationships， loss and grief。 I would definitely recommend to those entranced by magical-realism， time-slips or Japanese Another beautiful instalment， extending the world of the Funiculi Funicula - with both new and familiar faces exploring the question: What would you say if you could revisit a person in a specific moment？ I loved the original story， and while this didn't quite speak to me as much， it still made me laugh， cry and ponder big existential questions - particularly around familial relationships， loss and grief。 I would definitely recommend to those entranced by magical-realism， time-slips or Japanese literature。 。。。more
Damar
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The stars are for Sachi and Sachi only。
Jaziles
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 With a predominantly new cast of characters， you'd expect more differences， yet the story beats were more or less the same。 The interconnected stories here felt like retreads of previous tales， i。e。，（view spoiler）[ "The Sister" & "The Sisters" from book one。 （hide spoiler）] There aren't any interesting twists like in the first two books， and not exploring the cafe ghosts is yet again a wasted opportunity。The last story in particular， "The Young Man" （view spoiler）[had a tragic ending that felt u With a predominantly new cast of characters， you'd expect more differences， yet the story beats were more or less the same。 The interconnected stories here felt like retreads of previous tales， i。e。，（view spoiler）[ "The Sister" & "The Sisters" from book one。 （hide spoiler）] There aren't any interesting twists like in the first two books， and not exploring the cafe ghosts is yet again a wasted opportunity。The last story in particular， "The Young Man" （view spoiler）[had a tragic ending that felt unnecessary at all and left a sour taste in my mouth。 （hide spoiler）]The concept of time travel to visit a dear one without changing anything was interesting， but the coffee had gone cold for me。 。。。more
Ceola Daly
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3。5Still enjoyed the atmosphere and the characters a lot （still one of the most pleasant reading experiences） but the writing was way more obvious and repetitive than the other books。
Jennifer Schell
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Adored the first book in the series。 What a brilliant idea for a book but not sure if it needed to be a series。 These books are thought-provoking and hopefully will make you cherish your loved ones and the precious time we are give with them。 I sometimes got confused with who is who so having a notebook nearby is handy。 A big thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for this ARC。
Aron
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The last chapter hit me so hard。
Manuela Kitanovic
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Did I know this book would break me like the first two？ Absolutely。 Will I read the fourth when it’s out？ You betcha！
Irni Farid
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Four scenarios at Cafe Donna Donna which offers its customers the extraordinary experience of traveling through time with condition that the patrons could not do anything that change the future。 About dealing with the past， death， acceptance and moving on。
kaity
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⭐️4。25i love 'before the coffee gets cold' books and was so excited when i found out about this one。 it did not disappoint and was just as charming as the others ⭐️4。25i love 'before the coffee gets cold' books and was so excited when i found out about this one。 it did not disappoint and was just as charming as the others 。。。more
Natalie
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4 stars and 4 tissues
la_commessa_lettrice
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Terzo libro della serie di ‘Finché il caffè è caldo’。 In questo libro， così come negli a altri， è contenuta una serie di racconti che si svolgono tutti all’interno di una caffetteria magica。 In questa caffetteria basta sedersi su una determinata sedia， bere un caffè e seguire 5 regole per poter viaggiare nel passato o nel futuro。 Le regole non sono semplici perché ti impediscono di muoverti dalla sedia， dicono che puoi incontrare solo qualcuno entrato nella caffetteria， non puoi cambiare nulla d Terzo libro della serie di ‘Finché il caffè è caldo’。 In questo libro， così come negli a altri， è contenuta una serie di racconti che si svolgono tutti all’interno di una caffetteria magica。 In questa caffetteria basta sedersi su una determinata sedia， bere un caffè e seguire 5 regole per poter viaggiare nel passato o nel futuro。 Le regole non sono semplici perché ti impediscono di muoverti dalla sedia， dicono che puoi incontrare solo qualcuno entrato nella caffetteria， non puoi cambiare nulla del presente e devi bere il caffè finché è caldo altrimenti rimani bloccato nel tempo in cui ti trovi trasformandoti in fantasma。 Ma nonostante le regole， vale comunque la pena viaggiare nel tempo？ Sì， perché cosi facendo si possono incontrare amici， parenti o amori e dire loro ciò che non si è riusciti a dire quando ce n’era la possibilità。 Inoltre ti permette di fare pace con il passato o di accettare il futuro。 Questa serie ci ricorda che dobbiamo dare valore a ogni singolo secondo passato con una persona e che non si dovrebbe mai rimandare a un altro momento quello che si vuole davvero dire。 Leggendo questo libro ti sembra di immergerti nell’atmosfera della caffetteria， hai la sensazione che tutto vada al proprio posto e che niente possa andare male。 。。。more
William
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This has mostly the same formula as the first two books and still made me emotional and cry in public。 These books are good， they’re pretty simple but they ask a lot of questions about humanity and life。
Toni
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“Before Your Memory Fades” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is painfully beautiful。 The first two books in the series， “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”， and “Tales from the Cafe” were quietly thought-provoking and calming。 This third one is the same， except I felt more longing and pain。The premise doesn’t change - “If you could go back， who do you want to meet？” We follow four cafe customers who travel through time: a daughter who resents her parents for leaving her orphaned， a comedian who pines for the lov “Before Your Memory Fades” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is painfully beautiful。 The first two books in the series， “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”， and “Tales from the Cafe” were quietly thought-provoking and calming。 This third one is the same， except I felt more longing and pain。The premise doesn’t change - “If you could go back， who do you want to meet？” We follow four cafe customers who travel through time: a daughter who resents her parents for leaving her orphaned， a comedian who pines for the love of his life and their dreams， a sister consumed by her sibling’s death， and a young man who realizes his love for an old friend。The pattern is the same。 A customer walks into the cafe， learns the rules， we get a bit of background on their life， then they go time travel。 There were moments when I thought - okay， this is predictable。 But then a plot twist always comes and then I’m crying and thinking to myself， “Okay… let me take a breath first。” This book left me wrecked tbh。🥹The pain of what is and all left unsaid is more intense in this 3rd book。 But while it is heart-wrenching， it also is heartwarming。 Where there are honest moments of longing and loss， there are also moments of love and hope especially in the characters of Kazu and Sachi。There is a “book within a book” approach here that I won’t give details about because it may be a spoiler， but what I can say is that it was very effective in tying all four journeys together， and in making me， the reader， feel I was part of that group in Cafe Donna Donna。Do read “Before Your Memory Fades。” It’s a very good read that stays with you。 It is also a great reminder to think about the longings we have， what makes us put them on hold， and what we should do about them before our memory fades。 。。。more
Maria
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3，5⭐ - it was good。。。。。。 I'm disappointed。。。 😢 The series just seems to drop。。。 Book 1 was so good， book 2 dropped just a bit， and this was just meh。。。。 I still think it's good， but the stories didn't touch me at all。。。。 3，5⭐ - it was good。。。。。。 I'm disappointed。。。 😢 The series just seems to drop。。。 Book 1 was so good， book 2 dropped just a bit， and this was just meh。。。。 I still think it's good， but the stories didn't touch me at all。。。。 。。。more
harshini
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i just want to go back to this world
Therese Cawley
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To give people hope is the clearly the most important thing in the world。
Beatrice
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7
Marzia D。 L。
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Challenge 7 libri in 7 giorni#5Basta！！！ Il primo romanzo della serie era carino。 Il secondo discreto。Questo evitabile！Tutte e 4 le storie poi sono legate dallo stesso minimo comun denominatore。 Un minimo di inventiva！
Jacquelynn Chen
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“There are feelings that should be conveyed regardless of the future。”
Adara Kirana
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3。5Still very heartwarming， but not as good/memorable as the first two books in my opinion
Jack Butler
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4。5⭐️ wow this book！ I loved this one more than the 2 previous books in the series。 I felt like the author/translator feel a lot more confident in their writing and story telling in this one。 I have never cried so hard in a book than in the first story！ And the last story I was so shocked。 I loved the new setting and thought it spiced things up a bit。 Also loved the scenery through describing the different changing seasons。 Would highly recommend continuing the before the coffee gets cold series 4。5⭐️ wow this book！ I loved this one more than the 2 previous books in the series。 I felt like the author/translator feel a lot more confident in their writing and story telling in this one。 I have never cried so hard in a book than in the first story！ And the last story I was so shocked。 I loved the new setting and thought it spiced things up a bit。 Also loved the scenery through describing the different changing seasons。 Would highly recommend continuing the before the coffee gets cold series as it only gets better！！ 。。。more
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