Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

162 reviews

meremeth's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

bonkyboot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Ableism

Minor: Vomit

megs23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Car accident

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Physical abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Misogyny, Bullying, Xenophobia, Abortion, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

nanc_282's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.0

Enjoyed this story but also need to sit with this book before I really know how to rate if yet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

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

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.

the_real_al_cal's review against another edition

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

5.0

This is one of the most human books I've ever read. Everything about it, from the characters to the story, is shrouded in the realness of life--both its ups and downs. I don't know if I could accurately summarize what it's about because the answer is simply: life and love. The way the characters navigate their relationships with one another is so genuinely human, this almost felt like an autobiography. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Hate crime, Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

megmahoney1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad

• 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: Mass/school shootings and Injury/Injury detail

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

Minor: Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Homophobia, Hate crime, Drug use, Ableism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

jpn99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Death, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Ableism, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

q_bert13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

Overall good and interesting story, spanning a handful of characters along their college/young adult lives. Pacing overall was good, spots towards the middle/end began to loose interest- mixed feelings about major details towards the end, but overall good story. Well articulated characters that you’ll love most of the time, but hate sometimes (except Marx and Sam’s grandparents, they’re always good) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexism, Death of parent, Medical content, Abortion, and Cursing

Minor: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Abandonment, Abortion, Cancer, Eating disorder, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Ableism, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting