45 pages • 1 hour read
Mikki Daughtry, Rachael LippincottAll This Time
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Why is this novel titled All This Time? How does this title work literally and metaphorically? How does it play on and subvert the fairy tale trope of “once upon a time.”
What are Kyle’s flaws? How does he overcome them and develop throughout the novel?
Sam is an important secondary character. How does Sam make an impact on Kyle’s character development? Is he a flat or round character, meaning does he stay stagnant or grow throughout the book?
Daughtry and Lippincott use several plot twists. What are they, and how do they impact Kyle’s character arc?
In hindsight, what hints do Daughtry and Lippincott plant to foreshadow that Kyle’s fully realized life with Marley was a fantasy?
How do Daughtry and Lippincott mirror and subvert the fairy tale genre? How does the ending both reflect and deconstruct the fairy tale trope of a man saving a woman?
How is storytelling important for both Marley and her relationship with Kyle? What do the authors suggest about the capacity of storytelling to transform not just imagination, but reality?
The novel is told through Kyle’s first-person perspective. What impact does this have on the novel? How would it have read differently if told partly through Marley or Kimberly’s point of view?
