The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

This is the group thread for Before the Coffee Gets Cold!

Content Warnings: Alzheimer's disease, chronic illness, death, terminal illness, pregnancy and car accidents.

This thread is open for discussion beginning April 1st! Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed (mark as a spoiler) in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days of the month can be used to catch up if needed! Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads.

The Group Read Discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 04/01
April 01: Pages 1-20
April 02: Pages 21-40
April 03: Pages 41-60
April 04: Pages 61-80
April 05: Pages 81-100
April 06: Pages 101-120
April 07: Pages 121-140

Week of 04/08
April 08: Pages 141-160
April 09: Pages 161-180
April 10: Pages 181-200
April 11: Pages 201-220
April 12: Pages 221-240
April 13: Pages 241-260
April 14: Pages 261-end


You can read the group book at any time during the month and at your own pace. This is the pace the group will be using, but if you read ahead or will be giving spoilers, please mark them (click the "some html is ok button"). If you have any questions a mod or another member can help you.

I didn't get to start on time, but managed to catch up, just couldn't put it down once I started, and it's such a flowing read.

There is so much in this book! The idea of being able to revisit a specific point (with limitations) and while not being able to change the present but change the future - would you do it? It's so much emphasis on the 'what if' question. Are you certain that what you want to say will have a positive effect, are you prepared for the emotional effects your decision will have, and how are you certain that the changes in the future will be ones you want to experience. . . I love time travel books and this one is probably the most impactful I have read.

I'm about halfway through and I completely agree that the writing has a nice flow to it.
The first two stories of the book were quite sweet, especially the second story considering the rather heavy subject matter, which could easily have drifted into something far too melodramatic.
The rules of time-travelling here are intriguing, especially taking into account the various limitations, they open up so many new possibilities for the stories to develop.

A little bit torn story-wise about the last tale of the book but it did manage to open this world even farther regarding the implications of time-travelling and the effects on the characters. Although I do feel sometimes the story could have gone a little deeper into its characters I think there are still so many possibilities left to explore in this world.

This has been on my TBR for a while but I just couldn't get into it, so i will dnf it for now :(

I enjoyed the stories in this. A bit bittersweet on the whole. What I liked especially about the last story was how they tied the other 3 stories together and gave a certain “update” on where the others were. I want to read the next one soon.

I've read three in the series so far. I have to admit that I was super confused for most of the first one until I figured out how it all came together. I do enjoy the thoughtfulness of the series and stories.