Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Demain, et demain, et demain by Gabrielle Zevin

22 reviews

mousmoulo's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

i want to cry. i want to hug everyone. my faith in humanity is restored. i want to die. i'm in tears. i'm so in love with everyone and everything. i'm more in love with books than i've ever been. i honest to god don't see how i'm supposed to pick up another book after this. i want to create until my hands fall off. life is unfair. life is incredible. i'm losing my mind. no one gets me. sam masur is literally me.

other than that:

i fucking miss marx and i honestly think i grieved him more than sam and sadie did. and here come my only complaints about the book: i wanted more of sam and marx's friendship, i half-wish the romance between marx and sadie hadn't happened, i know the book is focused on sam and sadie but can we please talk more about marx watanabe's beautifully amazing and enormous heart and soul. god i feel like i lost my best friend this is horrendous this book fucking destroyed me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Abortion, and Pregnancy

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

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.

kimschouwenaar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

olivia119's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

hannah_mariee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

aemowers's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

This novel took 2022 by storm and topped every "Best Book" list I came across, so I knew I had to pick it up. I am always cautious to pick up a book with so much hype, because I worry it will never be able to live up to the adoration it seemingly has. However, this book blew me away, and deserves every word of praise it has received.
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" follows two young people from when they meet as children throughout their lives until they are in their thirties. Sadie and Sam meet in the hospital, where Sam is a patient following a major car accident that took his mother from him, and where Sadie is spending time because her sister is very ill. Sadie and Sam bond over their shared love of video gaming, and a special friendship grows, until Sam finds out that Sadie was asked to be his friend because he would not speak to anyone. A decade later they reconnect with each other and decide to build a game together, which launches their careers and takes them both back home to LA.
 

This novel approaches a myriad of subjects with grace, care, and talent. Grief is a prominent theme throughout the novel, and it becomes a huge topic of discussion for all of the characters. Grief can feel crippling and isolating, and what this novel does superbly is highlight that you are never really alone. Despite all of the loss and heartbreak throughout the novel, the characters each move through the motions in their way to process through their grief and become stronger versions of themselves.
Gabrielle Zevin's writing is immaculate. The characters all have very distinct personalities and are perfectly crafted to be interesting on their own, but equally intriguing when paired with the other characters in the story. Throughout the novel, there are moments in the writing that are just so beautiful you want to stop reading the savor the words.
Marx was one of my favorite characters that I have ever read. He is compelling and captivating and has the most beautiful outlook on life. He approaches everything, no matter how seemingly small with the brightest, most positive attitude. His personality is electric, and he was EXACTLY what both Sam and Sadie needed in their lives. The moment he was shot I knew I was going to be devastated. My heart broke for Sadie, and Sam, but I really loved being in Marx's head while he was in a coma. This type of writing seemed risky, but it moved the story along in a fresh way and made me feel despair on a whole new level.
I really enjoyed that this was not a typical love story about two friends that share so much life together. This story is about finding yourself and cherishing the people you meet along the way that help you to evolve into your truest self. Yes, Sam and Sadie would be great together, but that is not the point of this story. 

 
I will undoubtably read more from Gabrielle Zevin in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Sexual violence, and Car accident

lemonflower's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

wenwanzhao's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

As a novel, TATAT is extremely well crafted, the writing is impeccable, it’s inventive, the prose is both enjoyable and admirable. There is no true objectivity in art, but I’d say most would agree that it’s a solid 5-star book. 

On a more personal level, while I enjoyed TATAT, it hasn’t become one of my all time favourites. I suppose it is just not the one for me. 

The most important thing I have to say about this book is:
It’s about The Secret Third Thing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent