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A review by geekwayne
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
5.0
When I read the synopsis for 'All Our Wrong Todays' by Elan Mastai, I knew I wanted to read it. The premise sounded like something right up my alley, but I didn't fall for it right away. It took a bit of time.
The story is narrated by Tom, a guy from the future we should be having right now. An invention from the early 1960s made all the difference. The only problem is that Tom isn't having such a great life. He lost his mom and his dad is kind of a workaholic jerk who is building a time machine to go back and visit the moment that the invention got turned on. Tom is in love with a woman named Penelope who may or may not even he exists.
So, when tragedy hits, Tom steals the time machine and ends up in our timestream. He finds things different here, both better and worse. Should he stay or should he try to go back to where he came from.
It was a slow build for me, and I wasn't sure this was going to be a book I liked. Even though Tom's present is ideal, I found myself a bit bored with it. It's only when he ends up in our time where the book picks up for me. I liked the second act a lot more, but the third act sealed the deal for me. This is a book about some bigger things than an idealized world and cool gadgets. It's also about smaller things as well, and they are just as important. In the end, I absolutely loved this book.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Penguin Group Dutton and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
The story is narrated by Tom, a guy from the future we should be having right now. An invention from the early 1960s made all the difference. The only problem is that Tom isn't having such a great life. He lost his mom and his dad is kind of a workaholic jerk who is building a time machine to go back and visit the moment that the invention got turned on. Tom is in love with a woman named Penelope who may or may not even he exists.
So, when tragedy hits, Tom steals the time machine and ends up in our timestream. He finds things different here, both better and worse. Should he stay or should he try to go back to where he came from.
It was a slow build for me, and I wasn't sure this was going to be a book I liked. Even though Tom's present is ideal, I found myself a bit bored with it. It's only when he ends up in our time where the book picks up for me. I liked the second act a lot more, but the third act sealed the deal for me. This is a book about some bigger things than an idealized world and cool gadgets. It's also about smaller things as well, and they are just as important. In the end, I absolutely loved this book.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Penguin Group Dutton and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.