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There's a cafe in Tokyo. Take a seat and you can travel in time. You must follow the rules, though. An important rule is that your visit to the past will not change what is going to happen. You cannot leave the cafe. And you must return to the present before the coffee gets cold.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold follows the lives of four different characters, each of whom uses time-travel for their own purposes. And, no, nothing changes. And yet everything.
A satisfying story. ...more
Before the Coffee Gets Cold follows the lives of four different characters, each of whom uses time-travel for their own purposes. And, no, nothing changes. And yet everything.
A satisfying story. ...more
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A coffee shop in Tokyo has the ability to send its patrons to the past to visit with their loved ones. There are a number of rules about this time travel that are unnecessarily repeated throughout the book. The most important things time travelers must know are that these visits won’t change any outcomes and that they must return to the present before their time-traveling cup of coffee gets cold. Or else. The book follows four women who choose to time travel to ...more
A coffee shop in Tokyo has the ability to send its patrons to the past to visit with their loved ones. There are a number of rules about this time travel that are unnecessarily repeated throughout the book. The most important things time travelers must know are that these visits won’t change any outcomes and that they must return to the present before their time-traveling cup of coffee gets cold. Or else. The book follows four women who choose to time travel to ...more
The Story
Four patrons decide to test the urban legend that the backstreet, basement, Cafe Funiculi Funicula offers time travel–but with a whole bunch of rules! Each person must obey the rules or …. [no spoilers]. They cannot change things (think Marty McFly starting to disappear). And, your time in the past must end before the coffee gets cold or [Sorry! No spoilers].
My Thoughts
Time travel is one of those things that I can occasionally enjoy. This story was perfect for my current mood. It remind ...more
Four patrons decide to test the urban legend that the backstreet, basement, Cafe Funiculi Funicula offers time travel–but with a whole bunch of rules! Each person must obey the rules or …. [no spoilers]. They cannot change things (think Marty McFly starting to disappear). And, your time in the past must end before the coffee gets cold or [Sorry! No spoilers].
My Thoughts
Time travel is one of those things that I can occasionally enjoy. This story was perfect for my current mood. It remind ...more
Extremely slow paced and repetitive which takes away from the premise and storyline which could have been quite interesting as the premise and setting provided a good setup. Finishing was a challenge. A summery of the book would simply be to be mindful and focused on the present, but it took a long time to get to that point.
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