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Jutro, jutro i znów jutro by Gabrielle Zevin

867 reviews

graciennz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

ADHD friendly! The story telling jumps timelines to give further detail. Sometimes it’s 2 perspectives, others is years prior. I was disappointed when I got to the last page, I didn’t realize I was done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Car accident

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Abortion

dkdiehm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mscanzillo's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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: Gun violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Abortion

melodee15's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, and Abortion

yourbestbreaux's review against another edition

This book was recommended by a friend and I got it through the library. I ran out of time on the library book, and I found myself not wanting to put a hold on it again. I read a synopsis of the rest of the book and I'm glad that I didn't. To me, the book read like a series of tropes strung together, paired with (alternately) unrealistically dense or pseudo-enlightened characters. I found the discussions of creativity somewhat enjoyable, but the author has an annoying tendency of overselling a point. I enjoy books that really create a setting, or explain characters well, but this book just took it too far; to the point where even some of the comma-separated lists that the author writes are ten or more examples long. Finally, this book really should come with a content warning; it was on my friend's kids high school reading list but includes: BDSM, Polyamory, LGBTQ issues, Suicide, and a great variety of other topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

emmasrambles's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

fairytales's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

Gabrielle Zevin is an inspired author. Her writing in this is a level above, and Jennifer Kim as a narrator does it great justice. Zevin knows how to write characters that you become deeply invested in. I loved Sadie and Sam, though at times I struggled to understand them. Marx and Sam’s grandparents were wonderful too. I appreciated the complexity of friendships and work colleagues. I like that this book didn’t try to make everything romantic or a happily ever after. I appreciated the significance that friends and colleagues can have, particularly when they are of the heart. And I appreciated that in the real world,  grief, loss, and difficult and terrible things can happen. 

I enjoyed learning more about game design, its simplicity and complexity, how it can influence the real world and be better or more moral than the real world. How it can have infinite tomorrows.

I really struggled with Sadie’s relationship with Dov and why she continued to keep in touch with him even years later. I don’t think that was healthy or wise but I also admire Sadie’s ability to see the good parts of a person even when she left behind the bad parts, like their romantic relationship. However, I also struggled to understand why she could forgive Dov but took so much longer to forgive Sam, when it seemed to me that Dov mistreated her in a way Sam never did, yet she blamed him much more. 

I also struggled at times with Sam coming to terms with his disability and the neglect he put his foot through, although it did feel quite accurate to how young people see themselves and the world. It is harder to have a disability when you are young. 

I appreciated Marx deeply. I loved how he worked to make everyone’s lives around him easier. How he wasn’t the creative one outside of theater, but he kept all the trains running on time. While I lack Marx’s charisma, it’s a position I somewhat understand. Watching him be such a good person and looking out for everyone up through his last few conscious minutes was amazing and heartbreaking. There’s something terrible about the social ideals of games leading to such a brutal reality of death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

amachonis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Sexism, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Antisemitism and Alcohol

lostwithoutaplan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

3.5 Stars
The life of a gamer. I enjoyed the friendships in this book and the game descriptions. I especially liked Friendship and its Oregon Trail vibes and the way they integrated gaming into the narrative of societal norms.  The story included a lot of grief and upheaval, too. From beginning to end, it was a roller coaster of emotion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Abortion, and Murder

booksense's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail