Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Demain, et demain, et demain by Gabrielle Zevin

121 reviews

icefire69's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is very highly rated, and with the reviews, I was very excited for this book. It's extremely popular. So popular infact, that I had to wait 29 weeks for it on Libby. 

While the story was one of friendship and business partners, it's a

sad, one sided love story that is never reciprocated.

If you do not like the miscommunication troupe (I do not), then you will not like this book.

Sam clearly has untreated PTSD, and possibly even autistic, and Sadie spends 60% of the book being upset with him, whilst not understanding him. 
I found Sadie's chapters to be something I was dreading, and hoping they would pass quickly. She is hyper critical, and is unwilling to see anyone else's POV.
This book didn't have to be some grand love story, but it wasn't even close. It was sorely lacking a true wrap up. If there was a sequel to this, it is one I woul pass. 
Rating higher, because it was so eloquently written, and touches on so many issues within society, and did have some hopeful insights.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

sueshi's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense 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

3.0

Disappointing.. the beginning was so good though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

isbahusman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Xenophobia, Vomit, and Abortion

bfair's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Eating disorder

jkwel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

Sadie Green and Sam Masur. A beautiful relationship between two people. This book will be challenging me for a long time post read to evaluate my relationships with people and recognize how important these people are and can be in my life. Emotional story, beautifully written, this will stick with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

erinicole's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book is great. It’s not like Ready Player One. It’s kind of like The Social Network but with mildly more sympathetic characters at its core. It’s ultimately about the work/life balance of three friends that start a video game company together told through the eyes of 2 out of the 3 of them. It also might be peak late Gen-X/Early Millennial nostalgia in terms of the video games referenced and it essentially inserts itself into how things actually happened in reality. Please note the sexism, misogyny and racist tendencies the characters Sam, Marx and their family members came across is realistically depicted. There’s also an active shooter situation depicted in the novel so be aware if it triggers you. One character also engages in an inappropriate relationship with a person with authority over them and mind if it triggers you. One character has a mobility disability and there’s vivid depictions of his struggles with medical care and health. There is suicide and car accidents depicted as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Triggers are either actively in there or suggested somewhere throughout the book. I honestly might have missed some but I really enjoyed this book and its depiction of the years shown and how Zevin’s characters lived through those times.

lahars_little_library's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

The writing style by Zevin is gripping. Watching the story of two friends live and work together over decades and the realistic ways their relationship changes was masterful. There was quite a lot of triggering content but it was all handled delicately. I was so invested in the lives of these characters they felt so real to me as a reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

spicyplantsaige's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense 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

3.0

Fell flat at times but very good. A bit predictable at times and seemed like a complex love triangle which I don’t usually go for but intellectually written with nostalgia for the “golden era of video games” but very interesting nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenology's review against another edition

emotional informative 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

4.5

I'm going to think about the NPC chapter for the rest of my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, and Abortion