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Holnap ilyenkor by Emma Straub

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babiefats's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

1.75

The message was heartfelt and it definitely tugged on a heartstring or two, but this was a very average time travel story that has been told a million times before. The lesson was “appreciate the life you have” and “love the people around you while you have them” but that is the exact message of almost every time travel story with a sick family member. This was just a bit too unoriginal for me to look past to the message—especially since I’ve seen this message cut and paste several times before.

illuminosa's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

alwinburn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

sloaneshea's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

emilyb_chicago's review against another edition

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5.0

Just when I was settling into the gentle, interesting walk with a modern 40 year old in New York City… thinking maybe this is not a fantasy book at all and I misremembered? There it is! Time travel!

How I fell in love these people as the story evolved. The setup was needed to truly understand how comfortable she is as herself, the progression was perfectly done without wasting too much time in repetition (which can sometimes be annoying with time travel).

I spent the last 30 minutes crying for and with these people - I love the ending. I love the realness (except for how she never buys Apple stock). I love that relationships with friends and family are more central than romance. I love this depiction of time travel - how well it sits in our world of popular culture.
I listened and enjoyed the narrator, though it would be as good in print.

Quotes I liked:
“We are all lobsters in a pot” ~Chapter 14
“Teenaged girls are half bones and half secrets” ~ chapter 22
“No one talks about… How it feels to love someone so much and then have them change into to someone else. You love that new person, but it’s different. And it all happens so fast, even the parts that feel like they just last for fucking ever while they’re happening.” ~ chapter 56
“The day that you were born, that’s when I became the best version of myself.” ~ chapter 56

sissymachine's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

ladybugvalentine's review against another edition

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5.0

I think I found this book when I really need it since I am dealing with a sick parent and realizing what taking care of her means. This book definitely made me cry, laugh and just see things from another perspective which is why I loved it.

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I desperately wanted the dad to live but I knew that even if Alice could help him, eventually she would lose her. The fact that he got sick because he went to see Alice be born so many times was so sad but also so beautiful. I don't know if I could have stopped myself from telling him like Alice did but I understand where she was coming from. The love he had for her was so pure and just thinking about it makes me tear up.

I really enjoyed hearing about her other lives and how her best friend was always there even if they didn't have time to see each other as often. Also, the fact that her friend believed her and tried to help her.

I'll definitely read more of Miss Straub's books because this one just blew me away.