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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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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emotional 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

I knew very little about this book except that people who read it liked it. I was pleasantly surprised as someone who games to realize it was about designing video games, something I rarely thing about in terms of behind the scenes. I think the characters in this book are beautifully developed and made truly human decisions. Everything in this book felt so real as if it was a biography about game designers. I wish the games they made existed in real life and I wish I had a friendship like Sadie’s and Sams when I was younger even if it was for charity. Their bond was everything.

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funny inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I wish I had read the content warnings before reading, as some parts of the book were quite intense. I liked the structure of the book, particularly at the beginning when the reader gets glimpses into the future of the characters. I also liked getting a look into the creative process of the video games and how the characters careers developed. However, I found the book depressing as many bad things happen to the characters over the course of the book, many of these I felt lacked closure or enough discussion for it to be meaningful or hopeful, it was just too harsh. The characters are chronically mean to each other and although there are moments of positive interactions, these are overshadowed by the many negative things that happen.

I found the progression of Sadie's career especially depressing, while it may be common for a women's work to be attributed to male collaborators, this gave a bleak perspective on what it is like to be a woman in a male-dominated field. I also didn't like that her love life was so tied to her career, this made her character seem flat and played into the idea that men can't see women as equal colleagues and there will always be romantic undercurrents in the workplace.

Marx seems to be one of the most virtuous characters in the book, and he is punished for this by being killed off, adding to the depressing feel of the book.

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inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

I have mixed feelings about this book. It had such raving reviews which simultaneously made me expect a bit more, as well as expect to be disappointed (as they never can live up to the hype)

I thought this book had some really sweet moments, in particular when depicting Sam and Sadie as children. I thought there was also some really good commentary on what it means to be a woman in business in a male dominated field.

On the other hand I didn’t find Sadie and Sam’s “deep connection” as adults all that convincing. I also was expecting some complex and emotionally conflicting betrayal based on the blurb which never came. I did think it did a decent job at illustrating the feelings of mild annoyance-but acceptance, that a lot of adult relationships have.

I thought the climax/twist in the NPC chapter felt forced and clique and not really in keeping with the rest of the book.

Overall, I enjoyed the book but not sure i can relate to the hype. Worth a read but don’t expect your life to be changed

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emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.25

Luin vihdoin super suositun Huomenna, huomenna ja huomenna -kirjan! Aivan 5 tähteen tämä ei mulla yltänyt, mutta ymmärrän ehdottomasti hehkutuksen.

Vaikeita ja monipuolisia hahmoja, joilla kaikilla löytyi omat ongelmansa. Sadie ja Sam oli hyviä hahmoja, mutta hiukan alkoi ärsyttämään puhumattomuus heidän välillä. Yleisesti isoin ärsyyntymisen aihe mulla kirjoissa on se ettei hahmot puhu, joten tämä osui siinä hermoon. 😆

Videopelien maailma oli aivan ihana ja haluaisin kovasti pelata Sadien ja Samin luomia pelejä. Myös pelien luominen ja pelaamisen tärkeys niitä rakastaville oli tässä hyvin realistisesti kuvailtu. Tuntui, että kirjailija on itsekin luonut pelejä.

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