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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

401 reviews

stratospheric's review against another edition

funny inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Abortion

Minor: Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol

lefttoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

As both a reader and a gamer, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow was everything I hoped for and more. It truly lives up to the hype and deserves every bit of recognition it's received. Gabrielle Zevin’s writing is nothing short of incredible. The way she crafts the characters’ growth over time is mesmerizing—so vivid and nuanced that I could actually see them aging and changing. I felt as though I was right there with them, watching their lives unfold, and that connection made it hard to turn the final page.

The book is filled with memorable quotes and beautiful moments that are both touching and profound. The emotional depth was stunning, and I found myself tearing up multiple times. By the end, I was emotional not because of any specific event, but because I had to say goodbye to characters I had grown with, and that was unexpectedly hard. Zevin’s writing made me feel like I had lived a part of their lives, and it's rare to find a story that captures that so well. This book is truly special, and I can easily imagine it being adapted into a movie or series because it played out so vividly in my mind.

If you're a lover of stories that make you feel deeply and immerse you in another world, this one is a must-read. It left a lasting impact on me, and I’m sure it will for many others too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

felofhe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kat_in_a_tree's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I wish I had read the content warnings before reading, as some parts of the book were quite intense. I liked the structure of the book, particularly at the beginning when the reader gets glimpses into the future of the characters. I also liked getting a look into the creative process of the video games and how the characters careers developed. However, I found the book depressing as many bad things happen to the characters over the course of the book, many of these I felt lacked closure or enough discussion for it to be meaningful or hopeful, it was just too harsh. The characters are chronically mean to each other and although there are moments of positive interactions, these are overshadowed by the many negative things that happen.

I found the progression of Sadie's career especially depressing, while it may be common for a women's work to be attributed to male collaborators, this gave a bleak perspective on what it is like to be a woman in a male-dominated field. I also didn't like that her love life was so tied to her career, this made her character seem flat and played into the idea that men can't see women as equal colleagues and there will always be romantic undercurrents in the workplace. 

Marx seems to be one of the most virtuous characters in the book, and he is punished for this by being killed off, adding to the depressing feel of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

chaterbox87's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Abortion

skdonnelly11's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

emminkirjakasa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.25

Luin vihdoin super suositun Huomenna, huomenna ja huomenna -kirjan! Aivan 5 tähteen tämä ei mulla yltänyt, mutta ymmärrän ehdottomasti hehkutuksen.

Vaikeita ja monipuolisia hahmoja, joilla kaikilla löytyi omat ongelmansa. Sadie ja Sam oli hyviä hahmoja, mutta hiukan alkoi ärsyttämään puhumattomuus heidän välillä. Yleisesti isoin ärsyyntymisen aihe mulla kirjoissa on se ettei hahmot puhu, joten tämä osui siinä hermoon. 😆

Videopelien maailma oli aivan ihana ja haluaisin kovasti pelata Sadien ja Samin luomia pelejä. Myös pelien luominen ja pelaamisen tärkeys niitä rakastaville oli tässä hyvin realistisesti kuvailtu. Tuntui, että kirjailija on itsekin luonut pelejä.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

eevah's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Vomit and Cultural appropriation

slowburnsrus's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.0

When I started this book I was bored by the clunky and self indulgent writing, and annoyed by the peak White Feminism critique of trauma and cultural appropriation that was far less thoughtful and nuanced than the Barbie movie. 

The root of my dissatisfaction is that reading about a character playing a game is like reading about a character working out…fun when you do it yourself, excruciating when we read the minutiae of another’s experience.

The strongest part of this book is its work with grief, and the metaphors around gaming in relation to grief and loss. That grabbed me in the second half and kept me reading.

But the writing feel excessively overwrought with not enough payoff in either plot or observations on the human condition to make me enjoy reading it. 

I cannot express how much I came to loathe many of the characters, particular Dov, the sexual harasser and groomer who (spoiler) gets a fucking redemption arc at the end of the book.

I was surprised that there were fewer attributions than I would expected in the authors note as I recognized many of the book’s references, and Sadie in particular was prone to insightful wanderings that so had definitely read before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Abortion

faerylibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy