Reviews

All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

heathernicole20's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

kristenelizabeth's review against another edition

4.75

"What knits together all my memories of Penny is the overwhelming feeling that there’s someone who doesn’t need me to be anything except who I am. That’s what love can do for you, if you let it—build a person out of all your broken pieces. It doesn’t matter if the stitches show. The stitches, the scars, just prove you earned it. And so I stop trying to keep all these versions of myself apart. Instead, I make us whole."

One of a thousand lines that slapped me in the face in the best way. 

daniboo22's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

clougreen's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

This was my first audio book experience and I think for this book the audio was a really great way to ingest it. I was worried the time travel narrative would get confusing because I didn't have the words right in front of me, but I was able to stay in the narrative and follow along. I think the author did a great job building out the main character, both in external and internal monologue. Because of the audio component, it was really nice to hear the characters thoughts out loud. 

I think I preferred the second half of the book, where the plot really started moving forward, the first half of the book alludes to the plot you know is coming but provides a lot of backstory (albeit necessary backstory). I think I just found it to move slowly since I was teased what the story line would be, and it just took a really long time to get there.

All in all, for a time-travel novel, I think it really hit the human side/impact of it all that you normally don't get to see in books like that, or at least in books that I have been exposed too. A great read/listen .

stag1e's review

5.0

Amazing and a wholesome book. Some naughty elements, some drama, some very thrilling parts, and the best ending. All wrapped as a techno-utopian novel. Pick it up, you won't regret it (:

codypup's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

This book had a very different version of time travel than I've seen before. In a lot of ways it felt like I was reading a movie.

bbcrowthebird's review

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

brown136's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting concept in that it explores time travel in a way we usually do not see. Thought provoking and entertaining, but sometimes long winded.

b00kluver's review against another edition

3.0

I was really enjoying this story but at about 75% through, it all just sort of fell apart. It is a different take on time-travel and implications of playing with time, but all of the ethical and philosophical issues were shoved aside for a quick and tidy end to the story.

mollysticks's review against another edition

3.0

I think this deserves a 3.5? It was interesting enough to keep my interest but that's about it? There are some deep discussion points that are probably going to be discussed at our book club meeting so I will probably like it more after that.