A review by sabmanosa
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

"It isn’t a sadness, but a joy that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives."

This book captivated me more than I expected. I saw it on a friend's story and decided to read it because I like the title, the cover was pretty, and she raved about it.

The characters are painfully realistic, falling into the traps of their own personalities and egos, but it was such a pleasure to experience life along side them. This book covers so many themes I didn't expect - women in gaming, racism, death, love, disabilities, creating art, etc. I loved going in blind because I truly didn't know what to expect. 

Spoiler I especially love the clever extended chapters to give different POVs, especially The NPC with Marx. I didn't expect it and it made his death more emotional for me.


Sadie & Sam have such a complicated friendship, and I'm not sure how I feel about the ending. It wasn't narratively satisfying, but it felt emotionally satisfying. I want to see more of them, but I'm also so sick of them haha. Would recommend!!
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