Emma Straub Book Reviews. In straub’s witty, topical fourth novel (after modern lovers ), members of a hudson valley family come to terms with adolescence, aging. Her writing and tone are consistently bright and straightforward;
Emma straub's latest book, all adults here, lovingly tells the story of one messy family trying hard to get it right. She excels in domestic fiction with flawed and quirky characters, all having great intentions, and failing to deliver on those intentions. Cheating, death by bus crash, bullying, cyberbullying
In an epilogue to emma straub’s charming new book, we learn that the story’s teenage hero, harry marx.
In “all adults here,” emma straub’s bigly entertaining fourth novel, the protagonist, astrid strick, describes her haircutter as “human sunshine: She has a unique ability to create very funny and wild observations while telling powerful stories about the essential messiness of families. 5/4/20 by riverhead books genre: In “all adults here,” emma straub’s bigly entertaining fourth novel, the protagonist, astrid strick, describes her haircutter as “human sunshine: