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Jutro, jutro i znów jutro by Gabrielle Zevin

1403 reviews

bookbrenna's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

jayhall'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

3.25

The themes of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow are instantly relatable and at the same time very distant. The characters are extremely selfish and self absorbed while being so caring for each other. Marx is by far the most selfless character, and it's really when viewed through his eyes that the affection for Sam and Sadie becomes clear. It's a credit to Zevin's writing that we still cheer against Marx at times, even when actively hoping for his success and happiness in supporting his friends. But maybe thats just me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

modzu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Drug use, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

theoldestbennetsister's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A surprisingly easy read considering it's also pretty dense. Even if I wasn't super invested in the characters, I was still interested enough to see how their relationship developed and changed. The idea of not fully knowing why someone does what they do, even someone you know incredibly well, really came through.
Part VII really caught me off guard though, I fully cried.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer and Classism

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

andersonstovall's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit

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