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

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was instantly drawn in within the first chapter, especially coming from my previous read this was a refreshing reset. I liked how Gabrielle's writing flowed however I found Sadie's character to be insufferable, Marx's character to be too perfect and Sam's character to be the silent tortured genius reminiscent of 'A Little Life'. 
You know it's a good book when you can relate to all three of the characters however it felt like Sadie's character was constantly getting worse and she dragged the book for me. Many of the issues and miscommunication between her and Sam could have easily been resolved with a good talk
which we sort of got at the end of the book but that should've came earlier, not after they've matured
. 
I liked how each chapter talked about a different concept whether it's a game or not.
The NPC chapter did break me as I liked Marx
but I found it so baffling that Marx would
be with Sadie in the end
.
I have no sympathy for Dov, infact I loathe the 'slightly self-aware but mainly arrogance' characteristic he has. Honestly have no idea why Sadie was
driven to be in contact with him even towards the end and has somehow forgiven how he's treated her
.
As for Sam,
I hated how Sadie continuously blamed him for her emotions and didn't take accountability, nor did she show sympathy (which understandable she was also going through depression, but that doesn't give her an excuse to treat him like a punching bag) when Sam walked all the way over to her apartment to check on her whilst he was dealing with immense pain. It was torturous seeing Sam endure the loss of mobility on his own.


"What is a game? It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever".
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