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A review by fruitbatwoman
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was a bit of a weird journey for me: I had to force myself to pick it up again every time, but once I started reading, it was hard to stop.
The nostalgic nudge to early video games and game development was what kept me going back. As a gamer and someone who worked in video game development myself, I could relate to the joy, the struggles, and both the creative and profit driven side of the gaming industry. The mix between real games and fictional ones was well done, and I could picture the games they made better than the characters themselves.
Sadly, I did not connect with any of the characters and found most of them annoying or stereotypical. They did have their own stories, and some moments were meant to be deeply emotional, but I mostly found them - and the overall story - rather pretentious. The non-romance, however, was well done, and I liked the message that friendship or partnership is more valued than a romantic relationship. With better pacing and a tighter plot, this could have been the perfect book for me.
In the end, I think I was waiting for the plot to go somewhere, or for the characters to evolve in a way that endeared them to me, but neither really happened...
The nostalgic nudge to early video games and game development was what kept me going back. As a gamer and someone who worked in video game development myself, I could relate to the joy, the struggles, and both the creative and profit driven side of the gaming industry. The mix between real games and fictional ones was well done, and I could picture the games they made better than the characters themselves.
Sadly, I did not connect with any of the characters and found most of them annoying or stereotypical. They did have their own stories, and some moments were meant to be deeply emotional, but I mostly found them - and the overall story - rather pretentious. The non-romance, however, was well done, and I liked the message that friendship or partnership is more valued than a romantic relationship. With better pacing and a tighter plot, this could have been the perfect book for me.
In the end, I think I was waiting for the plot to go somewhere, or for the characters to evolve in a way that endeared them to me, but neither really happened...