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This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

37 reviews

bxnnny's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

a tear-jerker about a father/daughter relationship that makes you appreciate your loved ones, the small moments, and the ability to trust in yourself. i liked the sentiment behind the story but ultimately didn't feel like i was in the right mood to read something like this. i was able to appreciate the message but didn't feel like it hit me as hard as it maybe would have if i had been in the right space/mood for it mentally.

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katelynprice's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wasn't so sure about the first half of the book, but once I got to about 60%, it got really good. The nostalgia and beauty and appreciation of her father and their simple, ordinary days was all so lovely. I really loved the thoughts about growing up alongside your parents and about childhood memories being the parents' favorite memories, too. I really appreciated that this was a love story about family and friends and self, yet I liked the hint of full-circle romantic love at the end. It was satisfying without taking away from the depth of the novel.

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ekclar's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

If you are looking for a novel that you can read without your head spinning, gears turning, and smoke coming out of your ears, this is the book for you. While “light” might not be the correct descriptive term to use as the center of our story is the death of a parent, This Time Tomorrow is the perfect companion to sun rays and sunscreen. The day after her fortieth birthday, Alice wakes up to find that she is sixteen again. She begins to examine all of her life’s choices. Why hadn’t she found love yet? Was her job good enough? And the most important question, can she stop her dad from dying? I really enjoyed Straub’s examination of father-daughter relationships and single parent relationships. My interest was piqued from start to finish, and I was left with a sense of hope. Negative points for originality, however.

“One store full of beautiful sweaters was having a sale, and Alice tried one on in the aisle. It was two hundred dollars—on sale—but she bought it anyway, because it was her birthday.”

“‘But I will tell you, in terms of a life plan, you don’t need one. That’s my advice. It’s real life. It’s your real life. Plans don’t work. Just go with it.’”

“This was how Alice imagined marriage, and family—always having someone to float through the day with, someone with whom it didn’t take three emails and six texts and a last-minute reservation change to see one another. Everyone had it when they were kids, but only the truly gifted held on to it in adulthood.”

“That was next-level friendship—locking someone in through marriage.”

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blewballoon's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was worried to start this one, because I knew it had a lot to do with a father/daughter relationship and thinking of anything bad happening to my dad usually brings me to tears pretty fast. I thought this would slam me in the gut and wreck me, but it didn't. I had a hard time getting invested in the story and really sinking into the feelings of the main character, Alice. The whole story is from her perspective and she spends most of it kind of just whining about not being younger, richer, or more successful. She has a stable job that she likes, her own apartment in NYC, and a father and best friend who are devoted to her, that sounds like a lot to be grateful for to me.

When she first goes back in time, a 40 year old mind in a 16 year old body, her main idea for improving her life is to sleep with a teenage boy she had a crush on who she just saw was married with a child in the future.

It's well written, and the audiobook narrator was very good as well. I just didn't connect with it as much as I had hoped to.

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drrayeraye's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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mrsbishopreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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shea_proulx's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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readwithserena's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful contemporary with accessible time-travel elements. Centers mainly on a woman in her 40’s in NYC, navigating her life and the choices she’s made and what life she wants to live.
Those that liked midnight library will like this, but I think this one is better.

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hinkleh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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