A review by bookmaddie
The World of Tomorrow by Brendan Mathews

4.0

This took me awhile to get through, mostly due to its length and how busy I've been this month, but I finally finished it! This is a lovely historical fiction adventure story, and I found it really comforting to enter the world of late-1930s New York City. The World of Tomorrow follows quite a few characters, which I found distracting. Flipping between so many characters and their stories also contributes to the length of this book, which is a little on the long side. The ending was also a little odd. It came off more as the ending to a non-fiction biography, where the stories of each character were quickly tied up in short chapters and sections. The ending for each character also went a few years into the future, which I didn't find necessary or relevant. This method of ending seems impersonal and an odd break from the story, which was stretched out for so long. Still an enjoyable read, and one I found especially comforting during the winter time.