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Lädt ... This Time Tomorrow (2022)von Emma Straub
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. 2.5 stars. Disappointing. This was so saccharine I wanted to DNF it after the first part. I forced myself to read it only to be rewarded with more cliches. The only interesting character here was the dad, and he was not explored very deeply. Everything in here is surface level, and even the 90s nostalgia didn’t do much to make it more bearable. This book could have been a lot better, but it felt so superficial to me. I read everything by Emma Straub. I love her work. When I saw this one I hadn't read yet, I got it from the library. I didn't read anything about what it is about. Turns out it is about time travel--and I don't care for books about time travel. The relationship between Alice, the main character, and her father, Leonard, and the one between Alice and her best friend Sam are the best parts of the book. Straub is an excellent writer, and this book is no exception. I just didn't care for the time travel! Alice sits by her father's bedside as he is dying, over a period of time. She works at the school she attended herself, and although she enjoys it, wonders if she's missing out on something. She likes being single, but wonders if she should be with someone (although early in the novel she turns down her boyfriend's proposal). I like Alice. I like most of the characters. I'm just not sure where Straub was going this time, and/or why she chose this time travel theme. I put this book on hold from my library without really paying attention to what it was about. That was actually a good idea this time. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that this book is about the relationship between a father and daughter, facing mortality. Even though it goes into definite science fiction territory, and I usually stay far away from it, I was very intrigued. The overwhelming irony with life imitating art is that Emma Straub's father Paul actually died this past September 4, which was my father's birthday. We chose that day to hold the unveiling for him. I think in both cases, we are choosing life, despite all. I liked this but I’m not sure everyone will. I feel like there are a lot of books out these days toying with the idea of the alternate life/timeline. I enjoy that concept and liked this but confess it’s getting a little played out. That said: this one worked pretty well for me personally because I related to the main character Alice who shared my birthday, October 12, and is exploring her relationship with her Dad as he nears death. My own Dad died many years ago, when I was just 20, so the idea of getting to do what Alice does is something I really that I really connect with. Also - can you even imagine going in to your 16th birthday with all of your adult knowledge abs experience onboard? Whoa! keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER ??The pages brim with tenderness and an appreciation for what we had and who we were. I could not have loved it more."??Ann Patchett ??The kind of book that will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you call the people you love. Exceptional."??Emily Henry "Delightful"??Boston Globe "Poignant"??New York Times What if you could take a vacation to your past? With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, beloved New York Times bestseller Emma Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes, and a different kind of love story. On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice??s life isn??t terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn??t exactly the one she expected. She??s happy with her apartment, her romantic status, her independence, and she adores her lifelong best friend. But her father is ailing, and it feels to her as if something is missing. When she wakes up the next morning she finds herself back in 1996, reliving her 16th birthday. But it isn??t just her adolescent body that shocks her, or seeing her high school crush, it??s her dad: the vital, charming, 40-something version of her father with whom she is reunited. Now armed with a new perspective on her own life and his, some past events take on new meaning. Is there anything Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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What a spectacularly emotional book about time travel. Alice moves past being mired in her own regrets, past the fear of her father's death and her compulsion to control the death, and into a better understanding of how love functioned in her life. Honestly, what would anyone do with time travel other than go visit the people that they have loved? ( )