A review by madanxiety
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was an epic! I wasn't sure about it at first because Sam, one of the protagonists, had such incel vibes, but I stuck around long enough to see that all the characters were flawed and broken and putting themselves back together in the best ways they knew how, just like real people.
One of the most interesting things about this book was the circular narration - how every part of their journey folded in on itself, repeating and retelling and subtly tweaking the ending, like the book itself was picking up from different save points along the way. Haha, it's like the narrative is a character, like the weather in Sadie's game. Even though, in the real world, we can't reverse time, it's true that we're always who we've been, even as we're always reinventing ourselves.
A good book leaves you looking at the world around you a little differently, be it with a little more hope, or humor, or sadness, or fatigue. Actually, I think all books I love leave me feeling the same way: like I've been reborn, like a shell washed up from the sea, warm and vulnerable, where I always yet also somewhere entirely new.
Spoiler
I got threw Marx's whole tragic and unfair (no pun intended) death without shedding a tear, but the moment that got me was when Dong Hyun was talking to Sam about him and Sadie and how Sadie would always get free pizza, even though the pizza shop wasn't t even theirs anymore.One of the most interesting things about this book was the circular narration - how every part of their journey folded in on itself, repeating and retelling and subtly tweaking the ending, like the book itself was picking up from different save points along the way. Haha, it's like the narrative is a character, like the weather in Sadie's game. Even though, in the real world, we can't reverse time, it's true that we're always who we've been, even as we're always reinventing ourselves.
A good book leaves you looking at the world around you a little differently, be it with a little more hope, or humor, or sadness, or fatigue. Actually, I think all books I love leave me feeling the same way: like I've been reborn, like a shell washed up from the sea, warm and vulnerable, where I always yet also somewhere entirely new.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer, Murder, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Gaslighting, Abortion, and Eating disorder