If you haven't already, check out my review to Before the Coffee Gets Cold (book 1): https://elishkiereads.blogspot.com/2021/06/before-coffee-gets-cold-by-toshikazu.html
Much like it's predecessor, Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe is also being added to my best and timeless reads. Toshikazu Kawaguchi did not disappoint in this sequel, creating another timeless piece on time travel which will just tug on your heart strings.
We visit the Japanese café called Funiculi Funicula once again and experience the Sepia setting of this magical Coffee House. Kawaguchi's writing and description of the setting make the reader feel like a fly on the wall.
The beauty in the writing, the story and the plot is something to be admired and treasured in this book. There are four short stories which are seamlessly woven together, but unique in their own way. Each one gives the reader a sweet lesson and demonstration on happiness - which I think is an unofficial theme of this book.
Kawaguchi did a great job describing the moments of time -travel, what happens to the body, the emotions, the surrounding atmosphere and how it looks to bystanders. I really enjoyed having more emphasis on the experience and concept of time travel. It was light but certainly a welcomed take on time travel.
"By trying to be happy, I can give mean to this child's life." This quote resonated with me as it comes up in a few contexts and really means that we can give meaning to the life of someone we have lost by living in happiness for them. We can choose to be happy for them and because of them rather than sulking and living in sadness.
Highly recommend brewing yourself a cup of coffee and sitting down with Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe to experience the beauty of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's writing for yourself.
Completed on: 27th January 2022
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