'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' is a novel by the Japanese author Toshikazu Kawaguchi. It is a sweet story about an average café located in Tokyo where individuals can travel back in time if their cup of coffee stays hot. In this story, readers are taken through a journey into how humans deal with regrets and strive to make up for mistakes made in the past through remembering experiences of the past.
The setting of 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' is a small and ancient café located in an alley of Tokyo. What makes this cafe unique is the tradition that allows customers to relive past events which brings happiness and relief from the worries of life. In the story, the café gets many visitors for one summer whose primary motive is to relive past events to solve their problems.
The theme of this book is based on human relations and the effects of time travel on decision-making and memory recall. Through the author's messages, readers are encouraged not to spend much time regretting their mistakes in the past because nothing could be done even when they get back there.
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