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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

561 reviews

lena_2106's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

At first I hated it because the main characters are so incredibly annoying and I didn’t like them. But after a few chapters I started really loving it. They are annoying in the way people are annoying and while I definitely wouldn’t want to be friends with any of them it’s a beautiful story about love that I really enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Ableism, Suicide, Cancer, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

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

jadorelecafe's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Homophobia

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

oldsilverarrow's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I was completely in love with this book when I began it and well into, I was loving everything about it. I was invested in the characters, even if I found Sadie a bit unbearable since she’s ridiculously self centered. I wrongly assumed that trait would resolve itself as we watch the characters age. Sam was a delight. I see myself deeply in him and even for all his harshness, he was right about everything.

Until I got to the shooting scene. It felt almost tacky somehow as though a different writer had sat down at the keyboard. Just when the tension between all our characters got good, it’s like no one wanted to try out the confrontation or tough conversations so one of the characters gets killed off so the other two never have to speak again. I was intensely frustrated from that point on. It seemed in this moment desperate to speak to the modern day American outlook as if the book suddenly began pointing and saying ‘look! It’s like real life.’ It completely pulled me out of the story.

overall the book was enjoyable and so real and good until… it just felt flat by the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

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

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

noshelfcontrolll'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? Yes

3.75

Overall, I would say that I liked this book. But honestly it was hard to read. Not because I am not in the gaming community but because the characters were so unbearable at times and I wanted to throw my phone across the room in frustration. It felt like a rewatch of love, Rosie if Rosie and alex were truly just best friends and also created video games together. Some moments were beautiful and tragic, others were boring and droning. Would I recommend this book? Yes. But would I reread? Probably not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, and Death

graciffer's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

I wish I could read this book again for the first time. Absolutely spectacular. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood, Sexual violence, Vomit, Drug use, Abortion, Cancer, and Confinement

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional 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: Ableism, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer