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This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub
2022: A lovely father-daughter tale.
This novel is a true ode to New York City from Straub. I would caution anyone who is dealing with aging parents to tread carefully here, as the book focuses a lot on the grief Alice is experiencing as her father dies over the course of the book. I loved the only child rep that was in this book (same as my comment from reading [b:All Adults Here|51907346|All Adults Here|Emma Straub|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589295428l/51907346._SY75_.jpg|72932775]) and really connected with the weight and pressure of having to care for your parents all by yourself.
I was, however, 10 years too young to read this novel. Alice is 16 in 1996, which was when I was 4. I did not get half of the references, which made me a little sad and felt like I was missing out on probably one of the best parts of the book. What I did love, however, is that there are two characters named Sarah T and Sara N who are best friends, because that was SUPER true to my life experience! It was also kind of fun to be reading this over the course of the weekend where I turned 30, to share in Alice's experience of another milestone birthday.
There were a couple of plot holes that were distracting. For example, the very first time Alice goes back in time, she is so anxious to talk to her father and spend more time with him, that she....curls up to watch a movie and falls asleep instead? It didn't make sense at all. Also, I know I'm not a cat person, so cat people, tell me if I'm wrong, but it was like distracting thinking about how old Ursula the cat is. Like if she was already an established cat in the household when Alice was 16, and she's still kicking when Alice is 40....that just seems really impossible!
This novel is a true ode to New York City from Straub. I would caution anyone who is dealing with aging parents to tread carefully here, as the book focuses a lot on the grief Alice is experiencing as her father dies over the course of the book. I loved the only child rep that was in this book (same as my comment from reading [b:All Adults Here|51907346|All Adults Here|Emma Straub|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589295428l/51907346._SY75_.jpg|72932775]) and really connected with the weight and pressure of having to care for your parents all by yourself.
I was, however, 10 years too young to read this novel. Alice is 16 in 1996, which was when I was 4. I did not get half of the references, which made me a little sad and felt like I was missing out on probably one of the best parts of the book. What I did love, however, is that there are two characters named Sarah T and Sara N who are best friends, because that was SUPER true to my life experience! It was also kind of fun to be reading this over the course of the weekend where I turned 30, to share in Alice's experience of another milestone birthday.
There were a couple of plot holes that were distracting. For example, the very first time Alice goes back in time, she is so anxious to talk to her father and spend more time with him, that she....curls up to watch a movie and falls asleep instead? It didn't make sense at all. Also, I know I'm not a cat person, so cat people, tell me if I'm wrong, but it was like distracting thinking about how old Ursula the cat is. Like if she was already an established cat in the household when Alice was 16, and she's still kicking when Alice is 40....that just seems really impossible!