Book: Before The Coffee Gets Cold

 Book: Before The Coffee Gets Cold

Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Pages: 293

This is my 59th read for the year

A small cafe in Tokyo has a magic power - it can send people back or forward in time.  But there are rules that need to be followed otherwise the person cannot return to their present life.  A cup of coffee is poured, and the person it told that they must finish drinking that coffee once they get to the past/future- before it gets cold.  They cannot move from their seat.  And they can go back into the past/future to any point they wish.  However - they cannot change the present by visiting the past/future.  However it can change how they live in the present themselves.

This was an okay book.  IT is VERY short, and really is a book of short stories.  I had a hard time staying engaged with this one - I ended up putting it down and starting another book  and then coming back to this one to finish it.  I don't know how I feel about this one.  I am glad I finished it, and the stories do come together, but I never felt truly engaged with it as a whole.

Stars: 3