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Jutro, jutro i znów jutro by Gabrielle Zevin

440 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

4.25

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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

anderson27paige'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? Yes

I refuse to rate this book because it is simultaneously one of the best and one of the worst books I've ever read. Zevin's writing is one of the most unique I've ever experienced. It's one of the only modern day fiction novels that I truly believed would be receiving a 5 stars for the incredible plot and dynamic character building; HOWEVER, the liberal ideologies plasted throughout this book were incredibly jaring and, at times, disgusting. About halfway through the book, it started getting slightly political, but I decided to ignore it as the story was so masterful. Though, the longer the book went on, the worse it became until it was all I could focus on and it ruined the last half of the book for me. I am open to reading more of this author' work in the future, but she is on a very thin line with me. I am a firm believer that things becoming political ruins them, and that is exactly what happened in this book. It's a tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

khorva1996's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug use

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

buttercup_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug use and Mental illness

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

nicolaparty's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

I felt like there was a little bit of kink-shaming in one section.

jujudovey's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

One of the best books I’ve ever read,  it was such an emotionally rich book. So many amazing quotes that make you realize human existence for all its mundanity is so beautiful. The fact that the life we experience is so one sided, but would not be able to exist without all the sides we do not live. Without the “NPC” of each of our lives we wouldn’t have a life at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Car accident, and Abortion