Before Your Memory Fades: The Japanese TikTok favourite that will break your heart: 3 (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, 3)

Love these books, have nearly got the full collection 😊 very good read

Let me tell you, the first book was fantastic. Stunning, heartfelt, and lyrical! My disappointment has grown as I have read the next two. There appears to be an increasing degree of complexity in the premise. It was already tough for me to concentrate on the time travel stories without the cafe's plethora of new faces (now featuring a much-needed prompt list front and centre). To all appearances, they play a supporting role. Getting the next book is becoming unlikely.

Love this author read others in the series and this one doesn’t disappoint

If you want something completely different you can't go far wrong with this series of books. Although I do recommend starting with the first one, Before the Coffee Gets Cold.

I absolutely loved the first book. Emotional, lyrical, fabulous! I have read two more and been increasingly disappointed. The premise seems to get more and more complicated. That and the number of people introduced in the cafe (now with a much needed prompt list at the front) made me find it more difficult to focus on the time travel stories. They seem almost secondary to everything else. I doubt I will get the next book.

This is the third book in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series and like it’s predecessors it is book comprising of four tales about time travel once drinking a particular coffee in a particular cafe - this book moves events to Hakodate but with some familiar characters . The four stories again make us reflect on life ,live and death and the joys and tragedies that effect all of us .Geoffrey Trousselot’s translation pull the reader into the world if the cafe and Kawaguchi’s revisiting of events and the rules of the coffee shops help avoid confusion in what can be intricate plots . A worthy successor in this enchanting series - but do read book one and two first to get the best enjoyment from this latest series of tales

‘Before Your Memory Fades’ by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, is the third in his ‘Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ series. The first two books were set in Funiculi Funicula, a Tokyo café that offers their customers the unique experience of travelling back in time in order to connect with someone important to them. In ‘Before Your Memory Fades’ the setting shifts to another café, Donna Donna, in Hakodate. It is also owned by the Tokita family and has a seat that allows its customers to slip back in time. The same strict rules must be followed including that the traveler must return before their coffee gets cold. I was pleased that the book opened with a relationship map of characters as it proved a handy reference especially given the introduction of new characters working at Donna Donna. As with the other books there are four chapters, each focusing upon a customer and their journey. I was a little perplexed by the move from the original Tokyo café though I felt that more was revealed about the process behind the time travel and the Tokita family’s involvement. Will more be revealed in the fourth book when it is translated? I shall have to wait to see. Overall, a whimsical story that sensitively explores grief and loss, yet remains full of hope. Highly recommended book and series. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.

Bought this book for my partner who is a big fan of the series and she said this is her favourite one!

a great and intriguing book

Livro Maravilhoso, magnético, te envolve de uma maneira impressionante, comprei de presente para o meu filho e ele amou, já quer todos da coleção 🤪

Good one

In my opinion this is the best one in the series. The quirky characters, the wholesome stories make up for a great winter/autumnal reading. The setting has changed from Funicili Funicula in Tokyo to Donna Donna cafe in a port city called Hakodate in Hokkaido. This was perfect for me because the setting changes to a sea-side town and the lovely descriptions of the foliage and the changing seasons. I loved it ! An absolute ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 ! Highly recommend :)

Molto bello, segue la linea dei libri precedenti.