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All our wrong todays : a novel / Elan Mastai.

Mastai, Elan, (author.).

Summary:

There's no such thing as the life you're "supposed" to have... You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined we'd have? Well, it happened. In Tom Barren's 2016, humanity thrives in a techno-utopian paradise of flying cars, moving sidewalks, and moon bases, where avocados never go bad and punk rock never existed. because it wasn't necessary. Except Tom just can't seem to find his place in this dazzling, idealistic world, and that's before his life gets turned upside down. Utterly blindsided by an accident of fate, Tom makes a rash decision that drastically changes not only his own life but the very fabric of the universe itself. In a time-travel mishap, Tom finds himself stranded in our 2016, what we think of as the real world. For Tom, our normal reality seems like a dystopian wasteland. But when he discovers wonderfully unexpected versions of his family, his career, and--maybe, just maybe--his soul mate, Tom has a decision to make. Does he fix the flow of history, bringing his utopian universe back into existence, or does he try to forge a new life in our messy, unpredictable reality? Tom's search for the answer takes him across countries, continents, and timelines in a quest to figure out, finally, who he really is and what his future--our future--is supposed to be. "All Our Wrong Todays" is about the versions of ourselves that we shed and grow into over time. It is a story of friendship and family, of unexpected journeys and alternate paths, and of love in its multitude of forms. Filled with humor and heart, and saturated with insight and intelligence and a mind-bending talent for invention, this novel signals the arrival of a major talent.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101985137
  • ISBN: 1101985135
  • ISBN: 9781101985151
  • ISBN: 1101985151
  • Physical Description: 373 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, [2017].
Subject:
Young men > Fiction.
Reality > Fiction.
Utopias > Fiction.
Self-realization > Fiction.
Genre:
Time-travel fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Utopian fiction.

Available copies

  • 28 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 28 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Richlands Branch Library FIC MASTAI (Text) 36015001325311 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main F MASTA (Text) 34208203407456 Adult Fiction Available -
Camden County Library F MAS (Text) 39488900158553 Adult Fiction Available -
Denton Public Library F M (Text) 25908007194579 Adult Fiction Available -
Dorothy Wightman Library AFIC MAS (Text) 30372101570825 Adult Fiction Available -
Enka-Candler Library F MAS (Text) 0020511344960 Adult Fiction Available -
Fairview Library F MAS (Text) 0020511344978 Adult Fiction Available -
Goldsboro Library F MAS FAN (Text) 900000000478058 Adult Fiction Available -
Harnett County Main Library F Mas (Text) 33630004969874 Adult Fiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library F Mastai (Text) 33115007027243 Adult Fiction Available -

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Summary: There's no such thing as the life you're "supposed" to have... You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined we'd have? Well, it happened. In Tom Barren's 2016, humanity thrives in a techno-utopian paradise of flying cars, moving sidewalks, and moon bases, where avocados never go bad and punk rock never existed. because it wasn't necessary. Except Tom just can't seem to find his place in this dazzling, idealistic world, and that's before his life gets turned upside down. Utterly blindsided by an accident of fate, Tom makes a rash decision that drastically changes not only his own life but the very fabric of the universe itself. In a time-travel mishap, Tom finds himself stranded in our 2016, what we think of as the real world. For Tom, our normal reality seems like a dystopian wasteland. But when he discovers wonderfully unexpected versions of his family, his career, and--maybe, just maybe--his soul mate, Tom has a decision to make. Does he fix the flow of history, bringing his utopian universe back into existence, or does he try to forge a new life in our messy, unpredictable reality? Tom's search for the answer takes him across countries, continents, and timelines in a quest to figure out, finally, who he really is and what his future--our future--is supposed to be. "All Our Wrong Todays" is about the versions of ourselves that we shed and grow into over time. It is a story of friendship and family, of unexpected journeys and alternate paths, and of love in its multitude of forms. Filled with humor and heart, and saturated with insight and intelligence and a mind-bending talent for invention, this novel signals the arrival of a major talent.