Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, 3)

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Reiji was now realizing how important the ordinary life that we take for granted is and how much happiness can be experienced from having someone you care about by your side. Things that you put off saying until tomorrow are sometimes never said.”

Before Your Memory Fades Quotes by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series. Having read the first two, we can attest it will be just the thing to curl up with on a rainy afternoon. Inside every person is an inherent capability to make it through any kind of difficulty. Everyone has that energy... That strength is empowered by hope. You could say that hope is the power to believe in the future.”

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Ho avuto inoltre un senso di fatica, troppi dettagli, troppe descrizioni, troppo saltare di palo in frasca in storie tutto sommato troppo simili e fra di loro e con le precedenti. i hadn’t felt this with books 1 and 2, but this final installment had me thinking “if you’ve read one, you’ve read them all” :( This time, the stories happened in Café Donna Donna on the hillside of Mount Hakodate, Japan instead of Café Funiculi Funicula in books #1 and #2. 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 the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s previous novels, readers will also be introduced to: Loved the concept of those coffee cafés being like some kind of a portal between layers of time. I was surprised that Tokyo's cafe isn't the only one with a time travel possibility. Besides those ones existing in Japan, I thought at first that such a cafe is there somewhere in America as well... But it seems like nope. Such a thought had crossed my mind because of Yukari going to America in search of a young guy's missing father. The other thing I didn't see coming was a fact that Yukari Tokita is happened to be the author of a One Hundred Questions book. And maybe she is more than just a writer... There must be more to how this possibility for "us" to travel in time was being born.

Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that’s not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time. The plot was fragmented into 4 episodic tales with each reflected the same slice-of-life theme like the previous instalments; an affecting journey on resentment, loneliness, loss love, grief and late confession. Bit glimpse at the beginning on Kei transporting to the future to meet Miki in Café Funiculi Funicula; a narrative that was brought forward from the last story in Book 1 before Kei passed away. All 4 stories appeared to share a very similar heartrending nuance to me yet I love how each was so pleasantly written. Perhaps because one of the regulars in this café was Saki the psychiatrist, the plot highlighted bits on psychological concerns as well; of depression and trauma, suicidal ideation, hallucinations, anxiety issues and mental breakdown. Inside every person is an inherent capability to make it through any kind of difficulty. Everyone has that energy. But sometimes when that energy flows via our anxiety valve, the flow can be restricted. The greater that anxiety, the greater the strength needed to open the valve and release the energy. That strength is empowered by hope. You could say that hope is the power to believe in the future.”was my experience with this novel the same as the other two? no. was it as blissful or enjoyable as the other two? also no. 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.

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i’ve consistently enjoyed this series and the same could be said for this novel. however, i discovered there’s a distinct difference after experiencing your own grief. There are parts of the book that are a bit repetitive (the repetition of the rules multiple times) but overall I always come out of my reading of these novels feeling uplifted and satisfied. These aren't deep books, they are short and to the point, so they don't reach me as fully as they could as a more in-depth character study would. These two quotes reaffirmed my thinking that our heart is the eyes of the soul, and if we truly want to know the person, we should never disregard this ability of another way to see. Inside every person is an inherent capability to make it through any kind of difficulty. Everyone has that energy. But sometimes when that energy flows via our anxiety valve, the flow can be restricted. The greater that anxiety, the greater the strength needed to open the valve and release the energy.A special big thanks to Irina for recommending the first book in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, that has become a new favourite, extending the frontiers of time-travel and making us more human! Customers have once again the oppurtunity to time-travel, both from the past two the future, and from the future to the past. As with the other two books, there are short stories where we meet characters who want to time-travel for various reasons. The writing is simple with it's magical realism element. We are introduced to new customers and their stories. We have a young woman who resents her deceased parents for leaving her alone, a famous comedian who wants to share his recent achievement with her dead wife, a young woman who is still grieving her sister’s death, and a young man who wants to confess his love to his childhood friend. Meet more wonderful characters in the next captivating novel in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Before We Say Goodbye, releasing November 14, 2023! It felt good reading Kawaguchi’s tales and meeting the characters again. Yukari was a very intriguing character and I would love to know more about her. Same with the old gentleman ghost. I guess I have to wait for the next book. I also loved the characters’ discussions about a book called “What If the World Were Ending Tomorrow: One Hundred Questions.”. I enjoyed the lovely atmosphere in Café Donna Donna. It felt new but familiar at the same time. The writing is beautiful and straight-forward. But I could do without the rules being mentioned repeatedly. Themes such as death and grief play a huge part in the stories but also hope and love. Before Your Memory Fades is a heart-warming and poignant book. You can read this book as a stand-alone but I highly recommend reading the previous books first.