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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

239 reviews

cdingler07'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? It's complicated

4.5

As someone who doesn’t enjoy games or video games, I still LOVED this book. The storytelling is fantastic & it’s easy to see how almost everyone who has read it rates it among their favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Blood, Murder, Hate crime, Medical content, Homophobia, Death, Chronic illness, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pregnancy, Suicide, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

pinofomoh's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Antisemitism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer

scifi_rat'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Antisemitism, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Blood

cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Body horror, Suicide, Gun violence, Cancer, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Hate crime

jaanatabalon's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

A beautifully devastating and bittersweet story about human life, love, and connection and how these things change over time. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow simultaneously tore my heart up and held it tenderly.

All of the characters and relationships are complex and Human, which made me really feel for them even when Sam or Sadie were being annoying and unreasonable. As a non-gamer, I found Zevin's video game world captivating and intriguing but didn't delve too deeply into the nitty gritty details, so I never felt lost or out of place. I really enjoyed the full circle-ness of the ending, but I wished it was a touch more satisfying, since it felt a little flat compared to the rest of the story imo. But maybe I'm just not a fan of an open ending :shrug:

Overall, Zevin is a wonderful author and I appreciated her incredible creativity and writing. I think the hype is indeed well-deserved!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Cancer

kchamp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Homophobia

lizziaha's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This book jumps between a lot of different perspectives and because of that, some parts of it are much stronger than others. My personal favorite was the Marx highlight.

Spoiler

“you will miss the horses” was my favorite line in the entire book

I also just love the focus on the nitty gritty aspects of friendship. The way it’s written here is almost overwhelming because it spans years and it’s just so dang realistic. The petty grievances, the misplaced blame, the hurt, the love, the taking care of each other, the hurting each other, the falling apart and falling back together, the doubts, the expectations, the genius, the melding of souls. I like how there’s a pull to Sadie and Sam’s relationship, like it’s irresistible. Sometimes that pull is reserved for romantic relationships, but you see it in all types of relationships in this book. I also liked the way that memory is a slippery thing in this book. In books that span years but can be read in hours, sometimes we expect the characters to have the same picture perfect memory of happenings in the book as we do, even though it’s unrealistic. That’s not the case here. It’s a very thought-provoking book, but the thing that made me love it the most is that it made me want to create. Sam and Sadie pour so much of themselves into their games and the result always means something. I crave that feeling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Ableism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Abortion, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Cancer, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Deadnaming

coolaboutit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol and Antisemitism

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Genocide, Vomit, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

quing4eva'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

This was a wonderful, emotional, sad, beautiful book. I loved the way it is written and couldn't put it down.  The characters felt human, with their flaws and their personal challenges, and it was great to see them overcome them and grow through the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion