Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

37 reviews

earlgreywithroom's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved it. Terribly.

A book about love, grief, the creative process, the fragility of life, the growing pains of youth, of creative work, of an ever evolving world; but above all, this is a book about people– people who are messy and selfish and passionately brilliant and infuriatingly complicated. Every character, even the ones that only appeared for a chapter, feels devastatingly real. Zevin's original (and occasionally risky) writing style echoes the ebbs and flows of her characters' lives, with stretches of mundanity broken up by sudden bursts of poetic inspiration. At times, it felt like I was navigating a riddle or a maze– one that I will only be able to fully appreciate on a second or third read-through. This is a story that will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Car accident, Medical trauma, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Abortion, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

amartin48's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

This book was really beautifully written, but it is a HEAVY read. The way these characters are written is so brutally honest and genuine, I often had take breaks to separate my own emotions from that of the characters...which honestly wasn't a bad thing. This book hit really close to home, but it was also very reflective. I think it tackled the issues of racism, ableism, and toxic relationships really elegantly. That, and the backdrop of video game development was such a lovely and creative setting for these coming-of-age stories. 

A beautifully written, heavy, saddening, yet inspiring story. A book about love, but not romantic love, indeed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Blood, Chronic illness, Car accident, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

paulawind's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

Is this book brilliant? Yes. But it also emotionally scarred me and left me so miserable halfway through that I had to put it away for over a month to gather strength to carry on.

I get why this book became so popular amongst Little Life lovers because this one is also a trauma and pain extravaganza. It starts innocent enough with two friends making games but halfway through the emotional pain starts and it only keeps getting worse and worse and worse till it became impossible for me to carry on reading. After a month-long break I came back, an apparent emotional masochist, to cry over Sam, over Sadie, over Marx, over their relationships, lack of thereof, their pain, their loneliness, their misunderstandings, their lack of communication, stubbornness, and that sheer amount of pure love that permeates every page. 

The blurb is right - it is not a romance but it is story about love. It’s quite rare for books to put friendship at the forefront, with romance in the back, to show the complexities, messiness and importance of those connections that often transcend and outlast romantic relationships. Sadie and Sam’s story is epic. Often frustrating, overwhelming and contradictory but undeniably the most important connection in both their lives. 

This book ripped my soul out, put my heart in the shredder and I’m saying thank you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Ableism, Violence, Acephobia/Arophobia, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Cancer, Gun violence, Medical content, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Cursing, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent

amykenney's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Injury/injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Abortion, Blood, Drug use, and Sexism

123aah456's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Mental illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Murder

chewbeccadolly's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Cancer, and Gun violence

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

loved the Pioneers section—genius.

Spoiler

"'Zweisamkeit' is the feeling of being alone even when you're with other people." Simon turned to look in his husband's eyes. "Before I met you, I felt this constantly. I felt it with my family, my friends, and every boyfriend I ever had. I felt it so often that I thought this was the nature of living. To be alive was to accept that you were fundamentally alone." Simon's eyes were moist. "I know I'm impossible, and I know you don't care about German words or marriage. All | can say is, I love you and thank you for marrying me anyway." 

Ant raised his glass. "Zweisamkeit," he said.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Sexism, Car accident, Hate crime, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abortion, Blood, Medical content, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Antisemitism, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cancer, Classism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

meaghanpal's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Writing was phenomenal, used a lot of big words so nice to read the digital version to look those up

There is just so much that happens in the book that it felt a bit long at points so that’s why it’s not a 5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Pregnancy, Death, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Cursing, Vomit, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

lydiahollern's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Suicide, and Blood

kipani4jc's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense 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

2.0

If there was an award for the overuse of the word “said”, she would win. There are so many other word choices out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Death, Cursing, and Toxic relationship