Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

69 reviews

natrix's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

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

1.0

It started out really good, but from there it went downhill.. I don't know what the author wanted me to get out of this book. It's just a list of seemingly random events, touching on a lot of problems in society, but so lazily done.. It is never developed in a way that makes me feel invested.. Then suddenly there is a whole new set of characters, that are never really introduced that have a major role in the biggest plotpoint... It's just a mess..

And normally I don't rate book 1 star if it kept my interest long enough, but I will redact some points for 

Spoiler

using a false narrative used by anti-abortion groups (remorse and grieve of losing 'a child') as a throwaway line that is not even important and are never even revisited in the story at all..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Car accident, and Homophobia

Moderate: Abortion

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

amelialoveday's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

A tale that follows friends through multiple coming-of-age stages over 25 years. 

Unique plot based around video games, which may put some people off, but like books, the games are stories and have sublime scenery that draw on Japanese, Korean, Jewish and American Culture. 

Clever, but another book where you want to bang the two leads’ heads together. The “in love but not lovers” trope is getting a little tedious. 

*Spoiler*
I found the first half cliche and starting to drag, but it was almost redeemed in the second half until Sadie’s closing monologue moaning about Gen Z.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Grief, Medical trauma, Death, Car accident, and Cancer

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.

finchanorange's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Medical trauma, Cancer, Car accident, Drug use, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy and Racism

mayabayacat's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Chronic illness

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

scmiller's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• 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: Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Violence, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Abortion, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

bonjoery's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

3.75

I had a good time with the book and its characters, would have liked to continued reading further 🙂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Xenophobia, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, and Cancer

melodyruler's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Drug use