Reviews tagging 'Death'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

971 reviews

steen19's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death, Gun violence, and Blood

goodmorniiing's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual content

todayisnot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Picked this up for bookclub and loved the first two thirds of the book. I found the ending challenging - like it both fit and made sense but I didn't want it to go that way (but can't think of a different, satisfying ending that wouldn't be even more cliche). I suppose it's the mark of a good book that it sticks with you, and I'll be replaying the end looking for alternative scenarios (not unlike replaying a video game). I did like the meta elements in the book a lot - unexpectedly, since I don't really play games. Overall, recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

jackjcaseyv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

This book sucked me in right away.  It’s my favorite book of 2023.  It has so much to offer.  Trauma, relationships, ways we experience love and loss, social hierarchies, growing up, and some really meaningful real world issues.  

As a gamer, and pop-culture lover, it hit all the right spots for me.  None of the main characters are perfect, but you can see how their past traumas have shaped them.     

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Gun violence, Violence, Classism, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

sas_lk's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.25

It was a decent book, but I would not say it blew me away. I can't say whether that is because of my high expectations, or because of the book itself though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Gore, Cancer, Drug use, Racism, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

samchase112's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.75

What a beautiful, unique exploration of friendship and love and grief and growing up. Putting my thoughts into words is difficult, because they're so nebulous, but I can say I loved my experience reading this book, always wanting to pick it up and getting sucked in whenever I did. I wanted to love the characters, especially Sam, more than I did, but isn't that how life is? I'll be thinking about this one for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Racism

Minor: Addiction

megsotto's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Gun violence, Death, Suicide, Sexual violence, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

shannonsnell's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Antisemitism

kaitkitch's review against another edition

hopeful 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

4.75

Even if I didn’t enjoy every element of this book, it was completely worth the read. A unique story that is heartbreaking and makes you feel a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Car accident, and Grief