Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

242 reviews

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide

laurataylor's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

marym419's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

ananyeehaw's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

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

sahanasri's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I really loved how this book explored the art of making a video game, as well as how “play” can create and shape player’s relationships!! The main characters have such a fascinating and complex dynamic that had me hooked from the beginning. The attention to detail on their interactions really helped it feel like I was watching them grow up, and could really understand how they were building a game together.

Spoiler

My only complaint initially was that I hated that Marx had to die in order to leave space for a potential relationship for Sam and Sadie, but his perspective of death was so beautifully written and helped better understand all 3 characters. And I did really love how open the ending was as it felt like their relationship overall was more important than if they had a romantic relationship or not. (so criticism withheld i think but rip marx u were such a king)

Overall such a delight to read this as a love letter to video games while learning to enjoy them even more myself :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

abi0609's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

since i adore coming of age books, another aspect of the book i loved was sam and sadies relationship. the book is a deep dive into platonic relationships and how they exist sometimes more deeply than romantic ones. i find this idea comforting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

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.

annasbooks00's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Violence, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Sexual content

griernotgruyere's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Murder, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Ableism