by Toshikazu Kawaguchi This was an interesting concept and quirky in the way of Japanese stories in translation. The difference in sentence structure actually serves to place the reader in a Japanese coffee shop. Apparently it's a second book of a series, but it stands alone just fine! The gener...
I had completely missed out on Before the Coffee Gets Cold earlier. But when I was visiting my sister in London (a month ago - but due to Corona quarantines this seems much longer) this book was staring me in the face everywhere. And it had a cat on the cover (spoiler alert: the cat does not feature...
[I received a copy through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.]This was a pleasant read overall, but I admit I found the writing style hard to get into, and that downplayed my enjoyment of it.Perhaps it was the translation, in parts, but not only. For instance, I had trouble with more than ...
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