A review by writingcaia
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There’s something wrong with you if you don’t love this book! Joking 🙃 kind off.
I believe that if you’re in the characters’ age range it’s impossible not to at least like it.
I get we have very complex, sometimes hard to understand, main characters, and their decisions too are not easy to grasp, but i did fall in love with them and their lives.
My favourite was definitely Sam, he’s the clear underdog, the lost traumatised puppy, the half Korean and half Jew orphan, unable to be either, unable to accept himself.
His friendship with Sadie, the white Jewish girl, is one of the best/worst relationships ever, and it leads the whole plot, although I struggled with her because she had the most privileged life, and not many unfortunate things happen to her, still I did understand her, and I do respect her.
And, then, Marx, half Korean and half Japanese, the third and fourth wheel, many times the binder between Sam and Sadie, sometimes not, is super sweet, gorgeous lucky boy, rich and pampered, sometimes a bit bland, but a good character nonetheless.
A book about video games and gamers, written with knowledge and understanding of both the technical and poetic part of gaming and life.
Diverse in background and gender views, even in their sexuality or lack of, although none are focus of the book, just a great background to it.
I’m sure this will be one of 2023 faves, and forever.
I believe that if you’re in the characters’ age range it’s impossible not to at least like it.
I get we have very complex, sometimes hard to understand, main characters, and their decisions too are not easy to grasp, but i did fall in love with them and their lives.
My favourite was definitely Sam, he’s the clear underdog, the lost traumatised puppy, the half Korean and half Jew orphan, unable to be either, unable to accept himself.
His friendship with Sadie, the white Jewish girl, is one of the best/worst relationships ever, and it leads the whole plot, although I struggled with her because she had the most privileged life, and not many unfortunate things happen to her, still I did understand her, and I do respect her.
And, then, Marx, half Korean and half Japanese, the third and fourth wheel, many times the binder between Sam and Sadie, sometimes not, is super sweet, gorgeous lucky boy, rich and pampered, sometimes a bit bland, but a good character nonetheless.
A book about video games and gamers, written with knowledge and understanding of both the technical and poetic part of gaming and life.
Diverse in background and gender views, even in their sexuality or lack of, although none are focus of the book, just a great background to it.
I’m sure this will be one of 2023 faves, and forever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Injury/injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Chronic illness, Death, and Misogyny
Minor: Abortion and Cancer