After reading "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" all I wanted was another book just as enjoyable! I was excited when I found out that Maria Semple had a new book out and then a bit disappointed when the reviews were mixed. I knew I would still be reading it no matter what. 
 "Today Will Be Different" has the style, wit and zaniness of her previous novel, but lacks the cohesiveness and heart to tie the events together. There are a few similarities - the ultra successful couple with the precocious child and a missing person to be found. Each section of the book (it bounces around in time and events) was genuinely likeable, with the exception of the first 70 pages or so, which read like a jumble of thoughts intermixed with a laundry list of tasks. The section entitled Troubled Troubadour was especially entertaining and insightful. Semple may have been able to base the novel off of the events in this section alone. 
 Pieces of the story start coming together late in the book and the reveal towards the end is most surprising. Unfortunately, the book ends abruptly without much resolution. Despite this, I still enjoyed the characters and situations that Semple created here. 3.5 stars.