youreawizardjerry's reviews
110 reviews

It’s good, I suppose. Certainly on a rubric. But I didn’t enjoy it. Not as a story, and not as an American (the most important of authorities, of course /s). It was not enough, in the interesting sense nor in the lens of the author sense—for me. Which is frustrating. This is a recurring experience with these books y'all do tricks on the dong of. I could give it the benefit of the doubt, maybe it was not the right time. But then... when would it ever be? I will always be brown, and this will always be the most superficial telling of this countries' capitalist grasp tale. That’s right, I said it! I was at no point compelled. Well, I’m compelled to put a curse on the bloodlines of all who led me here. Sleep with one eye open, old sportz. Nah, I'm glad I returned to this outside of high school, honestly. If only to recall why I was so uninterested in it in the first place. At times it read as a sad and pretty song, a lot like wind chimes. That's enough some days, I guess. Not today.

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Supremely mid in every way. Emma Straub's voice is never interesting, which translates into both a very bland writing style and story in general. Literal TIME ALTERATION is happening, yet very few (1) consequences are felt by the end. The characters are basic and boring and nothing ever culminates into any substance or depth. 300 pages of superficial lost opportunity after lost opportunity. Another author would've ate this up, but unfortunately, This Time Tomorrow, is generic and forgettable. Take my word for it and axe it from the TBR. ✌️

shes right, january is the lone gay man in a gregorian polycule of lesbians

I only made it ~100 pages in bc I was literally trapped in a diff country with no cell service and only had this book during wait times. otherwise I would’ve closed it a lot sooner. Mad YA vibes, didn’t jive w the writing. Super unfortunate to be a horror genre loving Indigenous person and to have to put this down. Feel like I’m the exact target audience yet it was never engaging, rip.

i enjoyed the direction taken with the green string story, and the couple that followed were okay! this is a mix of flavors i'm normally all about however...i didnt find myself captivated in the slightest for some reason so I have to follow my gut that's telling me to put this down. if you felt similarly but still want to give machado another opportunity, her memoir is powerful! or even just her essay on jennifers body is a good time.

it took me nearly a year to read this omg! something about the time jump and restarting the journey was exceptionally hard for me to get into again, BUT i'm in now. i really love seeing the guts and puck duo come back, i loved those fucky little locusts too. the art is obvi still peak. 10/5

theyre just like me fr

love u drew <3 so grateful to see an Indigenous women on top of the world and unapologetic as hell. my hero!