Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

1388 reviews

signeskov's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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

Graphic: Abortion, Cancer, Pregnancy, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Antisemitism, Blood, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, and Hate crime

dafni's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident and Medical content

ombressoleil's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book — it made me cry both in public and private. However, I absolutely despise the characterization of Sadie. Her arguments against Sam is just assuming the worst of everything he's saying. Still, can't rate it less than 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

escsteger's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Hate crime

danielcrogers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

emma_sky's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Murder

Minor: Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

chelford's review against another edition

I've been meaning to read this all year, and I'm so glad I finally did. It wasn't what I was expecting from the synopsis—it was better—and even as a non-gamer I was fully immersed in the story. At one point my toddler woke up from a nap and came out to find me pacing and sobbing as fictional (yet all too real) events unfolded. It's been years since I read either of them, but it made me think of The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides and The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer, and also a bit of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Reid and The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, based on vibes and the whole spanning decades thing. For a moment there I was so worried that

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Marx's death would be a convenient way to shoehorn a quick Sam-Sadie romance into the final quarter, and I was so relieved the beauty of their relationship wasn't tainted by some prioritization of romantic love

. I think Marx was probably my favorite part of this book, as Sam and Sadie were both pretty infuriating, but in a loveable way. The author made some interesting stylistic choices in the latter half, but I think they worked. I especially think they worked because we see Sam and Sadie grow and change so much over the course of the novel, and their games change just as much as the style of the sections in the book

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of which there are five, which I take to mean there will be a fifth game after all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide and Domestic abuse

ember13's review against another edition

dark 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 and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

jsant'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? It's complicated

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and understand why there is such a wait for it at the library. It's nostalgic, it's complicated, it's emotional, realistic and engaging. It's not all happy and it's not all sad. Hooked from the start to the end. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship

marythenomad's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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