Before coffee gets cold

before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 5/5 so good

Although it takes place in the summertime, this charming Japanese novel in translation makes for a charming, cozy winter listening experience. At a small Tokyo café, patrons sip coffee and travel through time. Yes, this is a time travel book—but not your typical action-packed science fiction. Heartwarming and quirky, the story follows four customers who enter the café in search of time travel. The most important rule they learn: your trip through time only lasts as long as your coffee stays…

Hi Readers! In the past two days, I read Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s two books: Before the Coffee Gets Cold and its sequel Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café. I must say, I have enjoyed reading both these books. I had only ever read Haruki Murakami’s many books which were translated to English from