#Toshikazu Kawaguchi

[corpsebibliophile]

"Sometimes life is stranger than fiction, but sometimes it's incomparable in other ways. Sometimes it's heaven that the false fire of imagination could never capture."

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

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[joytri]

Sometimes life is stranger than fiction, but sometimes it's incomparable in other ways. Sometimes it's heaven that the false fire of imagination could never capture.

Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold

#aesthetic #dark academia #coffee #art #books #academia #college #studyblr #light academia #literature #Study #literary quote #toshikazu kawaguchi

[pawswithprose]

June 22nd 💕

Books, flowers, art, colour, cats and comfort are key things for this summer.

🎧 the louvre by lorde

#books #book #bibliophile #bookish #cats #flowers #nature #cat #shelfie #book shelves #translated literature #toshikazu kawaguchi #Jessica knoll #Japanese fiction #japanese literature #books books books #pawswithprose

[ilyareads]

short books recs (under 200 pages)

1. Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

This book follows Sentaro, who runs a dorayaki stall, and his friendship with Tokue, who makes killer sweet bean paste. It is a heart-warming and endearing story that brings you comfort. I love the friendship between Sentaro and Tokue, especially seeing how it develops. The ending feels a little rushed. I kind of wished it was longer. Kind of sad. I cried. 10/10 would read again.

2. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The Funiculi Funicula cafe provides a time-traveling service, and the book, divided into four parts, retells different characters' experiences traveling in time. I always associate time-traveling with angst and regret, and this book has just that. I love how each part explores different relationship dynamics, so the time-traveling experience varies for each character. Very heart-warming, but very emotional as well. Cried a lot. It's a series but you don't have to read other books. But if you want more info on the cafe and the characters' backstory, then I highly recommend reading the other books.

3. Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

This book revolves around two students, who are victims of bullying. Due to their shared struggle, a friendship blossoms between them. The depiction of bullying and its impacts is raw and authentic, the story providing the perspectives of both the victims and the perpetrators. It was a rage-inducing but thought-provoking read.

4. The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

This book follows Nana the cat as he embarks on a road-trip with his owner, Satoru. Now, cats are my absolute weakness. I love cats. I WOULD DIE FOR THEM. Which is why reading this book was hard and painful. The writing is witty, since it is written from the perspective of a cat. The plot itself is kind of predictable, but it doesn't make it any less painful. Tldr; Shredded my heart into pieces. Cried so hard, I couldn't breathe.

5. Almond by Won-Pyung Sohn

The story follows the main character, Yunjae, who suffers from a rare condition called Alexithymia that essentially makes him unable to feel emotions. Due to that, he couldn't understand social cues so people shun him. The development of the story centers on the people Yunjae are going to meet, and how his relationship with these people develops. The ending felt a little anticlimactic, but I loved it nonetheless.

6. Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

The unnamed protagonist can locate missing people and find out their fate by eating dirt, so people seek her to know the fate of their missing loved ones. It was definitely an interesting read, with elements of magical realism in relation to the protagonist's ability. It is also an intriguing depiction of femicide, a reflection of a system that continuously fails women. I felt rage for the women failed by the system and the sufferings they had to endure at the hands of hateful men.

7. A House is a Body by Shruti Swamy

This book is a collection of short stories, which is a raw and authentic depiction of what it is like being human. I enjoyed certain stories, while some left me utterly confused. The narratives are enticing and poetic, so despite some stories not hitting that hard, I enjoyed the writing.

8. The Vegetarian by Han Kang

After having a bizarre dream, Yeong-Hye declares that she is turning vegetarian, and this sudden change concerned her family. I made the mistake of thinking that this book is merely a depiction of what it's like to be a vegetarian. HELL NO. It utterly deviates from my expectation. I could only describe the book as bizarre and spooky, in an unconventional way. It depicts the complexity of the human mind when the contraint of societal expectations is disregarded.

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[godzilla-reads]

I have to catch up on my Toshikazu Kawaguchi. I still need to read “Before Your Memory Fades”, especially since I just got “Before We Say Goodbye”.

#godzilla reads #toshikazu kawaguchi #before the coffee gets cold #tales from the cafe #before your memory fades #before we say goodbye #book series #japanese literature #reading #book blog #books and flowers

[words-and-coffee]

It takes courage to say what has to be said.

Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Translated by Geoffrey Trousselot)

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[embeccy]

"Sometimes life is stranger than fiction, but sometimes it's incomparable in other ways. Sometimes it's heaven that the false fire of imagination could never capture."

- Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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[boooklover]

“So I ask you never to forget one thing. You are my wife, and if life becomes too hard for you as my wife, I want you to leave me.”

Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

#book quotes #bookaddict #quote #reading #booknerd #booklover #book #books #bookworm #booklr #toshikazu kawaguchi #before the coffee gets cold

[queenmeriadoc]

I bought one (1) new book today, so obviously I had to take pictures of the others I already had from the same author.

Before the coffee gets cold, first published in 2015 (Goodreads), this edition 2019.

Tales from the cafe, first published in 2017 (Goodreads), this edition 2020.

Before your memory fades, first published in 2018 (Goodreads), this edition 2022.

Before we say goodbye, first published in 2021 (Goodreads), this edition 2023.

Written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot.

#books #I managed to misspell one word 4 times in this #Toshikazu Kawaguchi

[samireads]

Japanese books with cats on the cover 🐈

#the kamogawa food detectives #hisashi kashiwai #days at the morisaki bookshop #satoshi yagisawa #if cats disappeared from the world #genki kawamura #the cat who saved books #sosuke natsukawa #she and her cat #makoto shinkai #naruki nagakawa #before the coffee gets cold #toshikazu kawaguchi #japanese literature #japanese lit #cats #books #asian literature #bookblr #reading

[bangbangwhoa]

books I’ve read in 2024 📖 no. 004

Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

“When our own action brings about an unexpected result, how can we not experience huge regret? After all, do we ever get another shot?”

#books #2024 reads #before we say goodbye #toshikazu kawaguchi #booklr #lit edit

[the-head-in-the-clouds]

Last read: 'Before the coffee gets cold' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

What I wanted: a cozy and slow read

What I got: four connected short stories about an unusual café which let's you travel through time - but only until your coffee gets cold. I enjoyed this little trip into the world of our small cast of characters and liked the different motivations that brought them there. That said the book was originally an theater piece and you can sense that a tiny bit while reading. I didn't mind the style, but heard that some have problems with it.

#booklr #before the coffee gets cold #toshikazu kawaguchi #book photography #micro review #last read #My coffee can't get cold because I only drink ice coffee #That would have been a problem since I don't like all other types of coffee

[sleepy-vix]

btw you guys should read the series "before the coffee gets cold" (or you could only read the first book, you dont have to read all of them- theres 4 books so far btw) im sure something will touch you. there are so many bittersweet stories (there are 4 stories in each book)

im currently on the 2nd book, tho i do own all the books so i plan to read all of them. and so far my favourite story is ''mother and son"

#before the coffee gets cold #toshikazu kawaguchi #sleepy vix #vix's library

[hufflepuffhabs]

Heartbreakingly Beautiful 💌

#current read #before the coffee gets cold #before we say goodbye #toshikazu kawaguchi #life

[maddiesbookshelves]

London book haul ✨

I had a list of books I wanted to buy and only 3 of those were on it, haha. It was Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Jasmine Throne and I Wish You All the Best. I had spotted quite a few other books that sounded really good, but Where the Dark Stands Still, The Briar Book of the Dead and How to Solve Your Own Murder just stood out above the others

I've read I Wish You All the Best in the past (several times actually) and have a post about it, but I really wanted to own a physical copy because I love it so much. And I've also read The Briar Book of the Dead since I came back and loved it! I'm currently on How to Solve Your Own Murder, which is pretty intriguing so far

#before the coffee gets cold #toshikazu kawaguchi #the jasmine throne #tasha suri #the briar book of the dead #a.g slatter #i wish you all the best #mason deaver #how to solve your own murder #kristen perrin #where the dark stands still #a.b poranek #book haul #books #booklr community #booklr #book recommendations #book photography

[godzilla-reads]

—Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (trans. Geoffrey Trousselot)

I’m getting too emotional from this book.

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