Toby Marsh Character Analysis in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Toby Marsh is musician with whom Addie has a romantic affair at the beginning of the novel, in 2014. It saddens Addie that each beautiful night they spend together must inevitably end in awkwardness when Toby, due to Addie’s curse, fails to remember her the next morning. At the novel’s beginning, Addie has been seeing Toby’s gigs for several weeks. Afterward, they return to Toby’s apartment and continue writing a song together. However, Toby’s memory resets each time he sees Addie, so their song is little more than a ghostly memory for him, not something that becomes clearer in his mind the longer he and Addie work on it. Toward the end of the novel, after Addie has ended their affair, Toby unexpectedly plays a set at a bar Addie is at with Robbie, Henry, and Bea. Addie is alarmed and heartbroken when she hears Toby perform the song they wrote together—it reminds her of all the human connection of which her curse has robbed her.

Toby Marsh Quotes in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue quotes below are all either spoken by Toby Marsh or refer to Toby Marsh. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

She hates this part. She shouldn’t have lingered. Should have been out of sight as well as out of mind, but there’s always that nagging hope that this time, it will be different, that this time, they will remember.

Related Characters: Toby Marsh, Adeline “Addie” LaRue, Luc/The Darkness/The Stranger

Page Number and Citation: 19

Explanation and Analysis:

Addie tries to leave Toby Marsh’s apartment the morning after spending the night with him. Toby, like all of Addie’s lovers that came before him, doesn’t recognize Addie. Three hundred years ago, Addie made a deal with a demonic entity named Luc; Luc gave her freedom and immortality—but in exchange, he cursed Addie with an invisible life in which everyone she encounters forgets her immediately. The reader doesn’t yet know this, though, so Addie’s thoughts in this passage build intrigue, presenting important clues that hint at the nature of Addie’s life and curse. This passage also outlines how Addie’s invisibility Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequi aut maxime. Adipisci voluptate et. Voluptas suscipit alias. In et eveniet. Eaque et repellendus. Dolores aut voluptatibus. Voluptatem qui voluptatum. Voluptatibus sed

The rise isn’t worth the fall.

Related Characters: Adeline “Addie” LaRue, Toby Marsh

Page Number and Citation: 56

Explanation and Analysis:

Addie stands outside the Alloway, the Brooklyn bar where Toby Marsh is slated to perform later that night. It’s not the first time she’s attended one of his shows there, and she knows how everything will play out if she decides to step inside—she’ll order a drink, she’ll speak with a man at a bar who will forget her instantly, Toby will perform, Addie will re-introduce herself to him, and then they’ll go back to Toby’s place together. Addie keeps coming back, clinging to the faintest hope that tonight will be the night that Toby finally remembers her, but tonight, Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendi

Toby Marsh Character Timeline in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The timeline below shows where the character Toby Marsh appears in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...wakes up. It’s not his fault, though; it’s never anyone’s fault. The boy’s name is Toby. Last night, the girl told Toby her name was Jess. On other nights, she’s been... (full context)

Art, Creativity, and Expression Theme Icon

The girl looks at Toby’s dark curls, thick lashes, and fair skin and feels a familiar sadness. Once, as she... (full context)

Toby will wake soon, and the girl will no longer be Jess. Not wanting to see... (full context)

Toby is a musician, and his apartment is full of instruments and scraps of paper containing... (full context)

Finally, Addie stops and looks at Toby. “Good morning,” she says cheerfully, her country-French accent now barely perceptible. “Good morning,” Toby says,... (full context)

Addie finishes playing and says she should go. Toby is suddenly alert. He’d like to get to know her, he says. Addie hates this... (full context)

Addie will wait for Toby to come onstage. He’ll flash a shy smile at the audience. Then Toby will play,... (full context)

...goes inside, pours herself another glass of wine, and falls asleep wishing she’d gone to Toby’s show. (full context)

...birthday. Just then, a man appears onstage and asks everyone to welcome the opening act: Toby Marsh. Addie freezes. Toby walks onstage. He sits before the piano and begins to play... (full context)

Henry finds Addie outside. He asks if Addie knows Toby. She admits that she knew Toby once. When Henry asks if Addie still has feelings... (full context)

Toby Marsh Character Analysis

Toby Marsh Quotes in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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Toby Marsh Character Timeline in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue