Featuring Kawaguchi's signature wistful storytelling, Before Your Memory Fades is full of heart and emotion. The Daughter", the first story was my favourite ( 5 stars), an interesting twist to how that photo was taken!

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A] mosaic novel... Readers looking for a nudge to live life to its fullest will find one here.” — Publishers Weekly From the Publisher The plot was fragmented into 4 episodic tales with each reflected the same slice-of-life theme like the previous instalments; an affecting journey on resentment, loneliness, loss love, grief and late confession. Bit glimpse at the beginning on Kei transporting to the future to meet Miki in Café Funiculi Funicula; a narrative that was brought forward from the last story in Book 1 before Kei passed away. All 4 stories appeared to share a very similar heartrending nuance to me yet I love how each was so pleasantly written. Perhaps because one of the regulars in this café was Saki the psychiatrist, the plot highlighted bits on psychological concerns as well; of depression and trauma, suicidal ideation, hallucinations, anxiety issues and mental breakdown. The weakest in the series. Many of the people that we meet share a very similar story as to why they wish to go into the past, to the point where they didn’t feel very distinct. I would’ve liked to have learnt more about the ghost’s story, which was a missed opportunity.het is natuurlijk niet heel baanbrekend om 3 precies dezelfde boeken met net een andere invulling te schrijven Internationally admired and respected, Fali S. Nariman is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India. He began his career at the Bombay High Court in November 1950 and has since been active in the legal profession. Over the years, he has held several prestigious posts at both the national and international levels. He became a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in November 1999. He is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan (1991) and the Padma Vibhushan (2007). Starting with his formative years, when he had the good fortune to interact with many eminent judges and advocates, Fali S. Nariman moves on to deal with a wide variety of important subjects, such as the sanctity of the Indian Constitution and attempts to tamper with it; crucial cases that have made a decisive impact on the nation, especially on the interpretation of the law; the relationship between the political class and the judiciary; and the cancer of corruption and how to combat this menace. The author outlines measures to restore the now-low credibility of the legal profession. He also delineates his role in several high-profile cases. it took me exactly 4 months to finish this super short book as i just didn’t feel the same magic i had in the previous installments Inside every person is an inherent capability to make it through any kind of difficulty. Everyone has that energy. But sometimes when that energy flows via our anxiety valve, the flow can be restricted. The greater that anxiety, the greater the strength needed to open the valve and release the energy. That strength is empowered by hope. You could say that hope is the power to believe in the future.” From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of the cafe’s time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s previous novels, readers will also be introduced to:

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the author alludes to this as well, but essentially the main reason people are wanting to travel in time is because either they or the person they are visiting is about to die (or are already dead)I do enjoy my visits and I like listening to the audiobook versions of these stories because I can absorb the story better without tripping over names and locations. Another sweet addition to the series featuring two cafes in Japan where a person can visit the past or the future to talk to someone for just the time it takes until their cup of coffee gets cold, then they must return to the present. They cannot change the present with this trip, but the various people who choose to undertake the journey are themselves changed. Reiji was now realizing how important the ordinary life that we take for granted is and how much happiness can be experienced from having someone you care about by your side.” Overall, while I did enjoy this book, I didn't find it as emotionally hard-hitting or satisfying as the previous installment, Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café, which remains my favorite among the three books in the series.

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From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another heartfelt story of lost souls hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces, readers will also be introduced to: I would say that this series is a great starting point if you want to start reading Japanese literature. It is both beautiful and easy to read, has amazing prose and sentence structure whilst still being simple to comprehend. It is a beautiful book, and an even more beautiful series, which I thoroughly enjoyed and I am sad I have to let it go, at least for now. This time, the stories happened in Café Donna Donna on the hillside of Mount Hakodate, Japan instead of Café Funiculi Funicula in books #1 and #2.

I'm glad I met new people in here and hope to learn more about them in the next book, can't wait for yet another installment coming up! :) An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in hardcover for the first time Customers have once again the oppurtunity to time-travel, both from the past two the future, and from the future to the past. As with the other two books, there are short stories where we meet characters who want to time-travel for various reasons. The writing is simple with it's magical realism element. It felt good reading Kawaguchi’s tales and meeting the characters again. Yukari was a very intriguing character and I would love to know more about her. Same with the old gentleman ghost. I guess I have to wait for the next book. I also loved the characters’ discussions about a book called “What If the World Were Ending Tomorrow: One Hundred Questions.”. I enjoyed the lovely atmosphere in Café Donna Donna. It felt new but familiar at the same time. The writing is beautiful and straight-forward. But I could do without the rules being mentioned repeatedly. Themes such as death and grief play a huge part in the stories but also hope and love. Before Your Memory Fades is a heart-warming and poignant book. You can read this book as a stand-alone but I highly recommend reading the previous books first.

Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The first two books takes place in Café Funiculi Funicula in Tokyo, whereas in this book, the stories are in Café Donna Donna on the hillside of mount Hakodate. We meet some characters we already know, Nagare and Kazu, along with Kazu's seven year old daughter Sachi. Nagare's mother, Yukari, who owns the café is travelling, so the the café is run by Nagare and Kazu in her absence. The rules of the café are the same, 1) nothing can change the past or the present, 2) customers need to drink the coffee before it gets cold, and it's only possible to use the time-travelling chair when it's occupant - here an elderly ghost gentleman - leaves his seat. Still in love with Kazu’s personality and what a twist to know that she has a daughter now who inherited her magical touch of serving the cup of coffee. I don’t fancy Reiji’s character that much but the last story of him and Nanako really gets my heart broken a bit. Light and delightful ways of writing despite how the author still having that same writing habit like before; to repetitively info dumping stuff he already mentioned in each story. Bit hopeful too for the old gentleman ghost as I thought one of the story would be about him but none yet; was wondering as well whether he was the same ghost from Café Funiculi Funicula or a different one(?) but I guess I need to wait the translated Book 4 to read his closure, maybe? love de nieuwe setting met de bergen en de natuur en de nieuwe mensen en toch een mooi geheel met het tokyo café, en weer even hartverwarmend en hartverscheurend tegelijkertijd als altijd Meet more wonderful characters in the next captivating novel in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Before We Say Goodbye, releasing November 14, 2023! Meet more wonderful characters in the next captivating novel in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Before We Say Goodbye, releasing November 14, 2023!Kawaguchi has found a unique way to manipulate such a commonly used trope as time travel and has captured the power of joy as a legacy.” —Library Journal un'antologia di storie gradevoli, ma tutto sommato non era necessario dopo aver letto i primi due libri della trilogia. I didn’t even know there was a third book in this until I chanced on it at my favorite bookstore. Sadly, the series is getting a bit repetitive. There were too many characters, and the stories weren’t as poignant as in the earlier books. The writing appeared a bit hasty, maybe the translation. And overall, it didn’t really hit the right notes. I love the themes in these books. It shows value of family, friendship and life. And I find it beautiful to explore those themes. Most of the stories were quite heartwarming and touching.