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Stepping Through Time: A Review of ‘Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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Stepping Through Time: A Review of ‘Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Toshikazu Kawaguchi's "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" is a charming and heartwarming novel that explores the power of human connection and the value of time. Set in a small Tokyo café, the story follows four customers who travel through time in order to confront their pasts and change the course of their futures. One of the most impressive aspects of this novel is Kawaguchi's masterful writing style. His prose is simple yet evocative, and he has a talent for creating vivid and memorable characters that the reader can't help but root for. Each of the four time-traveling customers has their own unique story to tell, and the way in which their narratives intertwine is both clever and engaging. The novel's themes are deep and resonant, exploring the nature of regret, forgiveness, and the i...
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When Life Becomes Fleeting: A Review of ‘If Cats Disappeared from the World’ by Genki Kawamura
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When Life Becomes Fleeting: A Review of ‘If Cats Disappeared from the World’ by Genki Kawamura

Genki Kawamura's "If Cats Disappeared from the World" is a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of life, love, and the power of human connection in the face of mortality. The novel follows a young postman who is diagnosed with a terminal illness and is given the chance to extend his life by sacrificing something from the world each day. (more…)
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The Devotion of Suspect X By Keigo Higashino:  An Incredibly Smart & Intriguing Mystery Novel
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The Devotion of Suspect X By Keigo Higashino:  An Incredibly Smart & Intriguing Mystery Novel

The Devotion of Suspect X - Winner of the prestigious Naoki Prize for Best Novel— the equivalent of the National Book Award. This is the third book in the "Detective Galielo" series, and the first in the arrangement to be made an interpretation of from Japanese to English. Try not to let the way this is the third book in the arrangement prevent you from perusing this book, you won't feel lost by any stretch of the imagination. The creator, Keigo Higashino, has worked admirably of giving you any subtleties you have to track with in the story and not feel like you're passing up something. In the event that anything, in the wake of perusing this story, you will wish that, the initial two books were likewise converted into English. The plot is genuinely clear. Yasuko Hanaoka, a single pa...
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7 POWERFUL LIFE LESSONS YOU WILL LEARN FROM ‘THE ALCHEMIST’BY PAULO COELHO
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7 POWERFUL LIFE LESSONS YOU WILL LEARN FROM ‘THE ALCHEMIST’BY PAULO COELHO

The Alchemist, a 1987 book of Paulo Coelho, is a figurative novel considered as current exemplary. The narrative of an Andalusian shepherd kid named Santiago who investigated every possibility in mission of his fantasy and satisfaction of his predetermination. An unquestionable requirement read novel, The Alchemist offers some exuberant and dynamic lessons of life. "At the point when an individual truly wants something, all the universe plans to assist that individual with realizing his fantasy." This proverb over and over spurred the youthful shepherd to be consistent with his motivation in the midst of unforgiving reality and coldblooded misfortune. Recalling this exercise, the kid accumulated tolerance and trusted in peril. Truth be told, whole universe may support if the goal is not...
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Review of The Eight by Katherine Neville: Hollywood’s Next Big Movie Franchise Should be Katherine Neville’s Books
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Review of The Eight by Katherine Neville: Hollywood’s Next Big Movie Franchise Should be Katherine Neville’s Books

The main commitment to which ahead of time we may hold a novel . . . is that it be intriguing, composed Henry James in "The Art of Fiction." Katherine Neville's amazing first novel, "The Eight,” is exceedingly fascinating, no doubt. Part Historical, part present day, part confound novel, and part swashbuckling experience story, THE EIGHT blends riddle, mystery, fantasy, sentiment, science, and sci-fi, and keeps on outstanding a book that opposes simple arrangement. Throughout the years, she has been compared with Alexandre Dumas, Umberto Eco, and even Stephen Spielberg. All the characters are well developed. Plot is complex. Anticipation is on target. Narrating and portrayal are rich. The story weaves wonderfully all through two courses of events, one that pursues the narrative of a Fre...
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American Gods: Reasons to Watch This Beautiful but Weird TV Show
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American Gods: Reasons to Watch This Beautiful but Weird TV Show

I am happy to say I was one of the fortunate individuals who sat down to peruse Neil Gaiman's American Gods epic before it was made into this astounding TV Show. The story pursues Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) an ongoing ex-con and child of hippies as he leaves prison, just to locate his reality flipped around. He keeps running into the strange Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and the two leave on an extraordinary experience into America's overlooked heartland and concealed spots. It's not your normal TV appear or your normal dream, and I won't ruin it anything else with synopsis than this barebones premise. Rather, here's a bunch of reasons why you should watch the show. "The only thing that scares me, is being forgotten." ~ Mr. Wednesday, American Gods ***WARNING*** If you are sens...
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My Addiction to Books and Music With a Solution
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My Addiction to Books and Music With a Solution

As it has been said before and will continue to echo in the uncertain future­­— every individual is ‘different and the same’ and the irony is further applicable in the matters of perspective. The capacity of observation varies, and so does what each individual discerns; and from that we face, we fight or we flee. For me, one world wasn’t enough, as irony follows, it was also a bit too much to handle. I needed a breather. The stacked wooden structure in my brother’s room was a great post to lean on. I had an epiphany and the ‘wooden structure’ became my ‘dealer’. It had me hurling down a rabbit hole and into an addiction, sweetest of its kind. I had found my escape, my drug and a whole new life. The two vital elements mentioned in the title are really something that helps us to get th...
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My Take on “Thanks For The Memories” By Cecelia Ahern
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My Take on “Thanks For The Memories” By Cecelia Ahern

Cecelia Ahern is and will always be my most favorite writer. Before I get to the book and of course how good it is, I would like to express my unconditional love for Cecelia. The very first book I read by her was ‘If You Could See Me Now’ and yes I realized I am a hardcore love story reader. Cecelia Ahern made me realize my kind of stories that I can relate to and it’s something that fascinates me more than any other genre. So why is Cecelia Ahern’s books different from others? See there are many romance novel  writers and  many of them are great at it. In fact fabulous. However, there is something about Cecelia that is so unique and amazing. It’s the fact that she can write so effortlessly a story, which one might think, is utterly impossible in a fascinating realistic way. This book i...
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Rare Short Stories by Roald Dahl
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Rare Short Stories by Roald Dahl

Being an immense Roald Dahl fan, I always love re-visiting my childhood by reading his children’s books. However, not many readers know that Roald Dahl had also written a bunch of dark short stories. This article consists of some of my most favorite short stories by Roald Dahl. Most of them can be found in books that include a number of his short stories piled up.   Lamb To The Slaughter – First published in Harper’s in September 1953 Can be found in the following book: Deception- Tales of Intrigue and Lies by Roald Dahl ‘Lamb To The Slaughter’ is a brilliant piece by Roald Dahl that is so underrated. It is a story about a devoted and loving wife who behaves appallingly after her husband informs her that he wants to leave her. This short story includes thrill, myste...
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