Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

164 reviews

quing4eva's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

This was a wonderful, emotional, sad, beautiful book. I loved the way it is written and couldn't put it down.  The characters felt human, with their flaws and their personal challenges, and it was great to see them overcome them and grow through the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Death, Sexism, Hate crime, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Classism, Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs

schrammanda's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Cancer

agathacrispie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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: Death, Cancer, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Death of parent, and Animal death

immovabletype's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Car accident, Misogyny, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Vomit

There's a fair bit that takes place in hospitals, but no procedures are explicitly described. Under that umbrella there is also

Spoiler

amputation and phantom pain

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abbyrm16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

Spoiler

so you’re telling me i’m supposed to be living in a world WITHOUT marx watanabe in it? despicable

in all seriousness, this book touched my soul in a way a book hasn’t done in a while now. i haven’t had my heart ripped out of my chest, splattered on the ground, then somehow nursed back to battered health and stitched up neatly back in my body like that, ever in my life actually. sadie, sam, and marx are the lovable characters who i wish were real but still feel like real human beings i can call up at any moment. gabrielle sets us in worlds that are almost tangible to us, with stakes that are so high that they’re unnaturally real and at the same time genuine to society. 

tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow is a story about love, loss, grief, and the courage to live and fight and keep moving forward. i love the world of games i was set in. i love cambridge and california, places i’ve never been to, but i feel like i can say i have because of gabrielle’s stunning prose. i love how she carefully represents disability, racism, sexism, immigration, and so much more hot button topics with grace. i will keep returning to this book whenever life feels hopeless, because the unfair games trio reminds me that life moves on despite everything, and the hardships are what make life worth living.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Suicide, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Cancer

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Drug use

shuuunea's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

littlesmallbeing's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring slow-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: Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion

agirlsnightbookbash's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

I think this might be one of my least favorite books ever. I have loved so much of Zevin's work this one caught me so off guard. I don't understand the hype and how none gamers could slog through this. I am a gamer and I struggled. The book is pretentious. The characters are awful. There is no plot to speak of. No. No. No.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexism, Car accident, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Violence, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Physical abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Misogyny, Bullying, Xenophobia, Abortion, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence