Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

92 reviews

scmiller's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Violence, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Abortion, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

sunshineshazam's review against another edition

emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Car accident, Antisemitism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Ableism, Murder, Hate crime, Vomit, Gun violence, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

maddiebusick's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Cursing, Classism, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Cancer, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The first two chapters were a bit rough, and I didn’t love the style of the language, but I kept reading because I was intrigued. And then I read the third chapter and was hooked. By the end, I was in love. 

I didn’t find Sadie and Sam particularly likable, but I completely understood their motivations and their choices were believable. 

This was a really ambitious book, and I think Zevin executed it really well. You can tell she put in a lot of time researching to make it realistic. It’s clearly a love letter to gaming, and I really appreciated the style of the different sections. I think it added a lot to the narrative. This is definitely a book that I will enjoy even more on a future read, though having a physical copy would make it easier to flip back to remind myself of different sections. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Abortion, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and War

Not a true adult/minor relationship, but the power dynamic was definitely like one. The ableism is more internalized.

hayleyfitz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the best book I have read in a long time. My first 5 star read of 2023. I definitely think that this book has changed my outlook on life for the better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Cancer

Minor: Abortion and Antisemitism

The content warnings that I provided are not in the book in vain, they are necessary and responsibly handled. The author took a lot of time to appropriately write about difficult topics, and how they impact a friendship over decades.

krisroll's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abortion, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

elinesee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Chronic illness, Murder, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Sexism, Cancer, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Antisemitism, Genocide, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

blacksphinx's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I struggled a lot with this one. I bounced off the first chapter, told myself I didn't wait 4 months on a library hold to immediately DNF it, and made myself read the whole thing. To be perfectly honest, what kept me going was that this is the closest to a queerplatonic relationship I have seen in fiction, and I am a starved aro ace who is willing to eat any crumbs I can find. It wasn't until around the 70% mark that I was hooked. I strongly disliked our two main characters though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion, Ableism, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Classism, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

I really wish we had some different content warnings - this book contains homophobic slurs, BDSM as a tool of abuse, and a student/professor relationship where both parties are adults.

miles's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

God this book is fucking phenomenal. Very life-affirming, very emotional, very devastating, very beautiful. It ripped out my heart and broke me and then put me back together. I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Vomit, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, Cancer, and Toxic friendship

Only adding the 'toxic friendship' tag because Sam and Sadie hurt each other a lot, mostly because of miscommunication and misconstruing the other's intentions, but they love each other a lot and are each other's most important person in the world so it's complicated, really.

alyssadiaz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Toxic relationship