Traveling seamlessly between the past and the present, and across the points of view of different characters, it explores the very human emotions of love and grief. The show does not shy away from difficult conversations, and the latest season even incorporates the pandemic and the recent political unrest in the USA into the storyline. There is so much heart in the story that even when I do not approve of some of the finer plot points in an episode, I would still be sniffling by the end of it — the stellar performances of the actors and the soulful music often turning this into a full-blown sob fest. The show is currently in its fifth season, and the weekly wait between the episodes sometimes seem too much. Here are a few books like This Is Us, that would keep those tender feelings alive in between episodes or seasons.
