Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Toshikazu Kawaguchi Book Set
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About this listen
The first three books in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series packaged together.
What would you do if you could travel back in time? Discover the internationally bestselling novels of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, now a worldwide phenomenon and BookTok sensation, in this special new book set. Step inside Tokyo’s whimsical Café Funiculi Funicula and travel back in time with a cast of unforgettable characters, including:
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold: estranged sisters, a newly pregnant customer, and the wife of a man with early onset Alzheimer’s
- Tales from the Café: a detective with a gift, a son with regrets, and a man chasing “the one who got away”
- Before Your Memory Fades: a comedian with big dreams, a grieving sister, and childhood lovers
For new and longtime fans alike, this set is the perfect collection of heartwarming, uplifting tales that remind us we “don’t have to live burdened by regret” (New York Times). Translated from Japanese in the signature prose of Geoffrey Trousselot, each installment of this series brings new adventure that has captivated millions of readers around the world.
Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series:
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Book 1)
- Tales from the Cafe (Book 2)
- Before Your Memory Fades (Book 3)
- Before We Say Goodbye (Book 4)
- Before We Forget Kindness (Book 5)
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
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- By Leslie Gail Mnich on 10-25-20
By: Tracy Rees
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Under the Midnight Sun
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- Narrated by: David Shih
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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In Osaka in 1973, the body of a murdered man is found in an abandoned building. Investigating the crime, Detective Sasagaki is unable to find the killer. Over the next 20 years, through the lens of a succession of characters, Higashino tells the story of two teens, Ryo and Yukiho, whose lives are most affected by the crime, and the obsessed detective, Sasagaki, who continues to investigate the murder, looking for the elusive truth.
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Meet Tom. Or Dr O’Grady, as he used to be called. When you pass him on the street, most people don’t even give him a second glance. You see, Tom isn’t living his best life. Burdened by grief, he’s only got his loyal dog, Bette Davis, for company and a rucksack containing his whole world. Then there’s Ruth and her son, DJ, who no longer have a place to call home. But Ruth believes that you can change the world by helping one person at a time - and Tom needs her help. There are a thousand ways to find your home - you just need to be brave enough to look for them.
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16 Lighthouse Road
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"You don't know me yet, but in a few hours that's going to change. You see, I'm inviting you to my home and my town of Cedar Cove, because I want you to meet my family, friends, and neighbors. Come and hear their stories - maybe even their secrets!"
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Light Chick Lit
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Happily Ever Amish
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Addie Byler may be Apple Creek's resident wallflower, but she knows she has a lot to offer—and much to be grateful for. Raised by her loving grandmother, she lives a life filled with good friends and hard work. Wary of romance, Addie assumes no man will look beyond her glasses and her tendency to talk to her rescue donkey, Snickers—until the day she finds a note from a secret admirer. A prank, most likely. But then, a second note arrives . . .
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4 out of 5 stars
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The voices bothered me
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For sisters Samantha and Ella Mitchell, Christmas is their most precious time of the year. But this year, they’ll be buying presents for the most unexpected guest of all - their mother. It’s been five years since they last saw each other. But when their mom calls out of the blue, Samantha and Ella cautiously agree to spend Christmas all together in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cannot Finish
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History often appears to consist of big gestures and dramatic shifts. But for every peace treaty signed, someone set the stage and provided the pen. As social secretary to the Clintons for eight years, and more recently as chief of protocol under President Obama, Capricia Penavic Marshall has not just borne witness to history, she facilitated it. For Marshall, diplomacy runs on the invisible gesture: the micro-moves that affect the macro-shifts. Facilitation is power, and more often than not, it is the key to effective diplomacy.
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- Ashlyn C.
- 10-06-23
very profound, lost in translation?
i wish this book were better translated/adapted. I'm half Japanese & when I was reading it, it was very Japanese-y... like everything about it... the characters' mannerisms, the way they speak & idk the more i think about it, maybe it was translated like that on purpose... idk. it was good, but I wish I could read & understand japanese writing & language... felt like I was missing something. anyway, worth the read especially if you're one to get "stuck" in the past & what ifs. also I think they could've chose better narrators.
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- Don Norman
- 06-28-24
uplifting without being overly sentimental
I am a big fan of Japanese authors and of Murakami in particular. There is a slower pace, and the magic part of the magical realism is fairly understated. The restraint gives force to the deep optimism present in this work.
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- Marina Shcherbakova
- 12-08-24
Very deep
Very good and sad book. Makes you think. Makes you feel. Feels like poetry sometimes.
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- Lynn M. Belden
- 11-28-24
The characters
Each of the characters has a life and story to tell. Each finds there way through past, present and future. Fascinating storytelling with a message for all.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- k
- 12-04-24
formulaic, but cozy
Book One was my favorite. Book Two dragged a bit, but I loved learning more about the backstories of each character. The lore stretches.
The narration for Book One was quite somber. While Book Two's narration was more upbeat, it was a bit off-putting when recreating female voices. Both performances were good.
I must disclose that this author has discovered a formula for storywriting. If you seek fireworks, do not look here. The repetition is comforting to me, but may appear cliché to others.
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- Lisa
- 05-31-24
The book set was good.
The narrator doesn’t know Japanese. And the young girl in the last chapters has an almost Southern US-accent which was distracting. Brian Nishi would have been the perfect narrator.
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- Naomi
- 06-15-24
Beautiful, tearful, lovely
All these tales weave together perfectly. The idea of time travel was never so simple to understand. A pleasure to listen to.
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- Lidia L.
- 07-28-24
Before the coffee gets cold
A book that you need to read, have a combination of hope and love that some people need in grieving moments, love the narrative and how the life of the people at the cafe get connected through coffee.
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- ellen smith
- 05-26-24
The connection of the coffee shop and characters!
They are comforting and thought-provoking stories! I usually do not like time travel books…but this author made it so different and interesting. Everything has a reason.
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- melanie hendrickson
- 01-11-25
WOWOWOWOW 😆😂
THESE BOOKS ARE AMAZING!! I loved listening to these books, and I’m super excited to listen to the next ones!! If you love contemporary fiction with romance, this series is for you. This series will show you happiness, love, and all the things in between. You need to listen to these if you liked The Wicked Years or The Summer I Turned Pretty. Overall, one of the greatest series I’ve ever listened to. 😜😂😜😂
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