Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

22 reviews

mishaps's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical content, Vomit, and Drug use

markedwithanm's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

raitherabbit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

As someone who worries a great deal about time and regrets, this book was comforting. If you like stories about family and time-travel, this is it. I very much needed to lie down immediately after it ended. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

A significant part of the plot is the main character’s father

being confined in the hospital

and talking about that whole ordeal.

carbs666's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Part family drama, part late-blooming coming of age, part sci fi, this book has a lot to offer! The relationship between Alice and her dad is so tender, and the way she goes repeatedly back to revisit their best time together is deeply moving. I liked that even though the central premise of this book is sci fi in nature, Straub kept it light and mysterious, even poking fun with the metafiction of Alice's dad and all his sci fi author friends debating the most plausible time travel concepts in their comic con hotel room. Kind of like a reverse 13 Going On 30 with no mean girls trying to ruin your life. Overall, I enjoyed this book but felt like it had some unexplored potential, which I guess you could argue is intentional and matches the premise perfectly. You'll like it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content

machenn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death, Sexual content, and Alcohol

drrayeraye's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Drug use, and Death of parent

elizcait's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness and Mental illness

readwithserena's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Cancer, Classism, Alcohol, Drug use, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Vomit

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Miscarriage, Cancer, Classism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Vomit

sarahlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual content