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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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daisyfont's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

Listened to the audiobook. Bought the hardcover in the meantime, so I can actually read the book and mark all the inspiring, intriguing passages and quotes.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, I'll still be thinking about Sam, Sadie and Marx and I'll still be loving this book.

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cytokine_storm's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

Hits kinda hard.

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maddamreads's review against another edition

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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? No

4.75

I loved the characters and character development. It makes me think of my own work, aging, and mortality. A little slow at times, mostly because it went into depth about games and I have limited gaming experience. I fell in love with the story, and can’t wait to read in in other phases of my life.

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kiwij96's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

I bought the book based on the hype it is currently receiving. I had come into it expecting great things, and great things were delivered in ways I did not imagine. When it comes right down to it, the story is a heartbreaking yet brilliant tale of friendship, determination, and unconventional love, with a strong video game theme.

It is very character-led, and at times the paragraphs jump time to speed up the plot without missing any information. That is, of course, unless something becomes relevant later on and a quick history is fleshed out in full, (imo this often feels like it is disrupting the flow of the present) but this rarely happens.

My main issues with this book:
- The amount of times the word "said" is used during dialogue.
- Part 1 and Part 9 in their entirety. These parts feel clunky to me, but they are also important to the story.
- Dov, just as a person, I understand his importance as a character. But honestly, I hate him.
- The slight sexualisation of both Zoe and Sadie. Why was it their clothing that got highlighted and never the men?
- At times the timeline of the story felt off and I didn't know where I was sometimes in relation to it.

However, I loved that these characters were allowed to be human - they were selfish, determined and frustrating at times. But they were realistic characters who experienced real life issues.

Just please to god check your content warnings before going into this because ooft.

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Marx and Sadie both deserved better and I will die mad about it

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mariahgayleschultz's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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elinesee's review against another edition

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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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qgg's review against another edition

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

5.0

I am wrecked for this book.
I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that included all of the various iterations of love yet excluded romantic love as much as possible from it’s pages. At the same time, the familial, partner and friendship relationships in this book are so deep they dig into your gut while you are reading.

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You truly feel that “I love you” isn’t descriptive enough.

The portrayal of disability in this book is intense. I haven’t read something like this in popular fiction before.

The complex characters, story arcs, banter while plotting games and the characters’ vocabulary!! I want to reread this book solely to look up all of the new vocab words.

And lastly, I have to mention Sadie. I cheer for her, I ache with her, I yearn like her, I mourn with her…. I can’t remember a female character so unlike me, so complexly written, driven by so many different and competing desires, and I felt I understood her as a woman while not knowing what she’d do next.

If that sounds like a hot mess, just read this book and tell me you aren’t a mess for it.

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