On the eve of her 40th birthday, Alice decides to travel back to 1996 when she was 16 years old. She sees her dad as vital and charming instead of ailing as he is today. Armed with a new perspective on her own life and his, some past events take on new meaning. Is there anything she would change if she could? Emma Straub with her celebrated humor, insight and heart gives us a traditional time travel book that is a different kind of love story. This is a love story between a father and his daughter. I look forward to reading another book by this author. If you like books with wry humor and tremendous heart, then you would love this book.
I really wanted this book to wow me, but it didn't. It was a nice story, I did enjoy it enough to finish it in 2 days. It did get me thinking about my own past and what I woud want to change. But I never felt connected to anything in the story. Maybe that's not the fault of the story, maybe I am just not able to connect to a father-daughter story due to my own past. I'm not sure.
I can say, however, that I was very turned off by the New York City wank. I understand that NYC people love NYC and love to tell you about NYC. But at LEAST 20 pages of this book are just never-ending descriptions of NYC locations and specific lists of street names. None of which make any difference to the story at all. Absolutely unnecessary.
I can say, however, that I was very turned off by the New York City wank. I understand that NYC people love NYC and love to tell you about NYC. But at LEAST 20 pages of this book are just never-ending descriptions of NYC locations and specific lists of street names. None of which make any difference to the story at all. Absolutely unnecessary.
