The Tender and Witty New Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of All Adults Here
Emma Straub: This Time Tomorrow (2023, Penguin Books, Limited)
English language
Published Nov. 8, 2023 by Penguin Books, Limited.
The hero rarely speaks and yet shares incredible wisdom. The heroine repeatedly surfs the tides of life.
My only disappointment was how slowly the book embraces the reader... but then I think that's part of the plan. This novel has an amazing, believable, and magical conclusion.
Irreverent and sweet 90s Manhattan nostalgia and meditation on the desire for more time as we become more adult.
I'm not sure whether this is being marketed as a YA novel, but that's the tone it communicates. It's a light, short, fun read, but doesn't break any new ground. Without spoiling anything, if you've seen Groundhog Day, it's very similar, with a few twists. Minus one star for the eye-rollingly heavy-handed application of one of the worst fiction cliches: "New York is another character in the book!"
