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

emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

4.0

It’s hard to write a review of a book that even 100 pages in you felt you could put it down and let it slip into DNF territory. Especially when it is so well written and so many ends tie up so well and the characters, for better or worse, are so vivid they feel real. Multiple times while reading I caught myself thinking this will inevitably become a screenplay in the style of When Harry Met Sally. And it will be successful. This isn’t so much a book about video games as it is the relationship between two people. As a gamer, I’ll admit I had hoped for more discussion about games and the industry other than subtle mentions. It just didn’t connect to me personally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Car accident, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, Homophobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, and Blood

Spoiler

I understand the significance of the two young shooters in this story and that the author does mention that studies show video game violence doesn’t translate to real life violence likelihood, but I still worry people will take away that FPS games are dangerous. It was exhausting to deal with growing up, even though I didn’t play FPS games. What is truly more concerning is how people feel empowered by anonymity and will say hurtful, awful things - it has made voice chat or even in game messaging not worth it, so if anything, that should be more highlighted, because it’s the people that create these sorts of communities that are the real threat.