Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

26 reviews

persephonejae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This was a pretty special story. It was so relatable. I mean, who really knows what they want from life; what they would do if they could try again? I think, however, our main character, Alice, learns what truly has meaning in her life through trial and error. It was a touching and thoughtful story. Would totally read it again!
Fun fact: the author's father is Peter Staub. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

lindyloo2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

A few F bombs

marpaige's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment

alexllange's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

mishaps's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

maddireads13's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

raitherabbit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

As someone who worries a great deal about time and regrets, this book was comforting. If you like stories about family and time-travel, this is it. I very much needed to lie down immediately after it ended. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

A significant part of the plot is the main character’s father

being confined in the hospital

and talking about that whole ordeal.

carbs666's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Part family drama, part late-blooming coming of age, part sci fi, this book has a lot to offer! The relationship between Alice and her dad is so tender, and the way she goes repeatedly back to revisit their best time together is deeply moving. I liked that even though the central premise of this book is sci fi in nature, Straub kept it light and mysterious, even poking fun with the metafiction of Alice's dad and all his sci fi author friends debating the most plausible time travel concepts in their comic con hotel room. Kind of like a reverse 13 Going On 30 with no mean girls trying to ruin your life. Overall, I enjoyed this book but felt like it had some unexplored potential, which I guess you could argue is intentional and matches the premise perfectly. You'll like it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

machenn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

drrayeraye's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Terminal illness, and Death of parent