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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

83 reviews

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

mirandakellymacbeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

The way this book is written is stunning to say the least. I had a difficult time with some of the characters and their choices but I think that’s purposeful and real. This is a book I’ll be thinking about for a long time both for it’s artistry, character study, and it’s themes. Warning (not spoiler): this is a book that makes you self reflect a lot on your own relationships and choices. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Racism, Homophobia, and Adult/minor relationship

None of the negative things are supported by the author or by her writing. They are performed by bad or complex characters who are doing bad or complicated things.

Spoiler

Dov is the worst and I wish he had got more comeuppance but i guess it’s realistic the the worst dudes get away with it and get labeled at charming but eww I hate him

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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

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

seeker24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

the first few chapters were slow, but the world building/descriptions were so vivid I felt fully transported into the book, I honestly forgot I was reading a book it was so immersive. 

It was a complex story about friendship and life, how you grow apart and come together: over smaller fights, misunderstandings and just life itself. 

I found myself crying from the second to last section of the book to the end. 

Simultaneously was a coming of age story, rom com and drama. A surprisingly deep story, not expected from the short description provided by StoryGraph-and I loved every second of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Spoiler

graphic coercive sex and manipulative sex scenes

theirgracegrace'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

4.75

The faux biography Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin astounds at every possible juncture. Centring a pair of marginalized video game developers and their rise to fame, her book delves deep into the psyche of both major characters. She plots their success at forming their game company Unfair Games, their fights (creative and personal), the consequences of their success, their separation and their reunion. Every character leaps off the page and demands to be a player, not an NPC, and the characters' pasts heavily influence their development and their actions. I have never read a book so enthralling, so personal, or so realistic. I eagerly await more from Zevin and her incredible mind!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Misogyny, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Sadie's grandparents are Holocaust survivors, and Sadie's pre-Unfair game is about Nazi collaborators.

birdyreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Abortion, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Car accident, Racism, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

slayergirl3281's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely brilliant in every sense of the word. 

I haven't read a book like this in years. One the evokes the human condition on such a level that will make any reader feel every emotion while reading this book. 

I cried, laughed, and yelled while reading Zevin's work. It broke me and put me back together. I loved this book so much. 

The fact that there was such wonderful representation ,Jewish, disabled and queer made me love parts of this book even more. 
It was so much more than a book about game developing. It was about love, friendships, parents and grief.  

cw
mild sexual content
gun violence
ablism 
drug use
misogyny 
death of a parent 
terminal illness
sexual harassment
abortion
pregnancy    

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

noiraet's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexism

Moderate: Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident, Cancer, and Death of parent

nabecker13's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Antisemitism