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Jutro, jutro i znów jutro by Gabrielle Zevin

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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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vera_prins's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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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bunzilla's review against another edition

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I really don't get why this book is so popular? None of the characters are likeable except for Marx and they kill him off for no reason lol
Too slice-of-lifey for me as well

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nicnocs511's review against another edition

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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

4.5

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kat_in_a_tree's review against another edition

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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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lisettemarie's review against another edition

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emotional sad

2.75

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vangoghssunflowers's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesting read.

While I enjoyed the fact the characters were flawed, this making them feel real, I disliked how heavily the narrative relied on miscommunication/lack of communication. We get to see and hear each characters own experiences through the point of view. When it comes down to it, it helps with the characterization but draws zilch on the plot.

Personally, I found it annoying that Sam never reveals his pain to his friends and Sadie never calls him out on his absences. Yes, this is realistic to an extent. But I feel as though Marx would have intervened between the two of them at some point given his antics up until that point, as he sees himself as a “fixer” of sorts.

Something I also disliked was Marx’s death. It felt misplaced. I think if it had been done in different circumstances it could have had legs to stand on, but ultimately it felt gimmicky to me. Many points in this story were political, specifically liberal, sometimes, to me, far too much for the time it was taking place. But maybe this could be a lack of knowledge around the gaming scene that’s having me come to this conclusion? In the end, it felt like too much happened to Sam. Does everyone in his life have to die a tragic death? Not to be insensitive, but felt like overkill.

Finally, I think the ending was lackluster. After all of the build up were left with nothing resolved and loose ends. Again, realistic, but ultimately unrewarding as a reader.

Overall the prose and insights into life were beautiful. Good read, I recommend doing it in a short time span as not to be lost in the lack of plot-focused story telling.

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