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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

24 reviews

amyeicher's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Physical abuse

martapsalvado's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow has an interesting premise and I really liked Zevin's writing. 
Loved some chapters but some of them didn't work for me (especially the second to last). I don't know much about gaming, but, for my surprise, I liked reading about the process of making a game, in addition to other themes that are greatly explored in this book like friendship and the development of the characters for 20+ years.
Overall a good immersive read, though, for me, it could be a little more fast paced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death, Homophobia, Vomit, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Racism, Cancer, Misogyny, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, and Abortion

mkharris'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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse

menziesreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

No gaming knowledge required to enjoy this book. Was not expecting it to be quite so emotional and moving. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

rebekahg876's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This started off strong, and I was absorbed for a lot of the read, but the pacing and style were inconsistent and the character development was lacking, leading to a second half that didn't pull off what it was trying to do.

Spoiler

I didn't find Sadie and Marx's relationship convincing, which is part of what made the second half not work for me

I feel like the book lost it's sense of purpose halfway through and was grasping to try and be impactful and meaningful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs

coookiecat's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Ableism, Cursing, Body shaming, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Gore, Terminal illness, and Antisemitism

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Animal cruelty

katiemcgregor's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

What a freaking fantastic book.

I do feel that it dragged a bit in the middle and Sadie and Sam drove me crazy at times, but in such a realistically flawed way that I can't consider it a fault of the book.

I really think that Zevin nailed the pathos in this book. The second person pov was actually well done and effective (second person can be a major turn off for me if it feels awkward) and the writing was just ostentatious enough to be fitting for these characters, without making the book come off as unapproachable or self-important.

The immersiveness is the star of <I>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</I>. This book isn't about much in particular. We mostly just follow these characters through the most notable points of a 30 year portion of their lives. Yet somehow it's never boring. It's exciting, and frustrating, and heart-wrenching, and everything else you can feel.

I was especially effected by the way Zevin writes love (specifically pertaining to Sam's relation to it) and work (specifically Sadie's monologue about being born in a certain area)... which is fitting since the author's note specifically touches on how these are the focuses of the book. If that's all Zevin set out to write about, she achieved it, but <I>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</I> goes far beyond these things in a beautifully poignant portrayal of life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Vomit, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion

mehak16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia

deetabz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Car accident, Death, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Classism, Alcohol, Cancer, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Vomit, and Cultural appropriation

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Car accident, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, Grief, and Gun violence