aabubuyog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Minor: Abortion
meredith_williams_'s review
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, and Cursing
Moderate: Homophobia, Cancer, Pregnancy, Car accident, Infidelity, Abortion, Blood, and Sexism
Minor: Vomit
prynne31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Vomit, Gun violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abortion, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Drug use, and Cultural appropriation
deetabz's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Car accident, Death, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Murder
Moderate: Antisemitism, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Classism, Alcohol, Cancer, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Vomit, and Cultural appropriation
alwaysshure's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Injury/injury detail and Gun violence
Moderate: Grief, Cancer, Car accident, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Infidelity
kaitlinlovesbooks's review
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, and Car accident
Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Ableism, Homophobia, Death, and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
thatokiebird's review
- 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
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a book about two friends who are so wreaked by their presents that they perpetually choose to either live in the future or pause living at all. And this book wreaked me! But not in a bad way. It's unlike anything I've read that I can recall. It's a story of two people who grow up together, love each other endlessly, and never have a traditionally romantic or physical relationship - just a complicated, toxic, frequent ghosting friendship.
The story is written in a surprisingly pompous way; like the author utilized the thesaurus for 90% of words, and it took some getting used to. But the two main characters are quite pompous themselves, so it actually checks out once you get to know them. The book reads slow and methodically, but it seems to span quickly over many decades.
I'm convinced that although on the surface this book is about Sam and Sadie - in a plot twist, it is actually a book about Marx. Without Marx, I don't believe there would have been a story here. It would have simply been a boring book about two people who suck. But Marx is genuinely good, wholesome, still flawed yet hopeful and his pure care and kindness for the people around him is the driving force of this book.
This book is challenging, and completely worth it. I thoroughly enjoyed it, even though I was frequently annoyed and I think that's not a bad characteristic for a book. It's the type of book that visits your thoughts occasionally and hangs on and challenges you and your thought process.
Moderate: Death, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abortion, Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Car accident, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
chambersaurusrx's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Car accident, and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Vomit, Cancer, and Infidelity
eregriel's review
- 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
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Cancer
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Drug use, Cursing, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use, Classism, Toxic friendship, and Abortion
xandraj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Car accident, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Vomit