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Reviewed by Carol Thompson for Readers' Favorite
Mitch Engel’s Looking Back on Tomorrow is a gripping narrative that explores personal tragedy during a global catastrophe. The protagonist, Josh Chandler, a former news anchor, undergoes a profound transformation after losing his fiancée in a mass shooting. His grief propels him into a career of documenting global tragedies, ranging from mass shootings to natural disasters. Engel does an excellent job of portraying the internal conflict of a man driven by loss and the need to escape his privileged past. The author vividly captures the chaos of war-torn regions like Ukraine while grounding the narrative in Josh’s personal struggles. The intertwining of personal grief with global calamities adds a sense of weight and realism to the story.
Josh’s journey from a grieving fiancé to a war correspondent is emotional and thought-provoking. The story has jarring time shifts, but Mitch Engel’s narrative is so well written that it doesn’t feel like head-hopping at all. Looking Back on Tomorrow is a masterfully penned novel that melds themes of loss, identity, and resilience against a backdrop of world events. It provides a poignant look at how individuals cope with personal tragedy while confronting the world's harsh realities. Looking Back on Tomorrow will appeal to readers who enjoy emotionally charged, character-driven stories set against global events. Fans of contemporary fiction with themes of personal loss, identity, and resilience will find the story compelling, and readers interested in journalistic narratives, war reporting, and social commentary will appreciate the exploration of global crises and their human impact. This novel is literary perfection.
