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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

147 reviews

shuuunea's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

nanc_282's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Medical trauma

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.75

The faux biography Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin astounds at every possible juncture. Centring a pair of marginalized video game developers and their rise to fame, her book delves deep into the psyche of both major characters. She plots their success at forming their game company Unfair Games, their fights (creative and personal), the consequences of their success, their separation and their reunion. Every character leaps off the page and demands to be a player, not an NPC, and the characters' pasts heavily influence their development and their actions. I have never read a book so enthralling, so personal, or so realistic. I eagerly await more from Zevin and her incredible mind!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Sadie's grandparents are Holocaust survivors, and Sadie's pre-Unfair game is about Nazi collaborators.

the_real_al_cal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of the most human books I've ever read. Everything about it, from the characters to the story, is shrouded in the realness of life--both its ups and downs. I don't know if I could accurately summarize what it's about because the answer is simply: life and love. The way the characters navigate their relationships with one another is so genuinely human, this almost felt like an autobiography. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Blood

robyn_fenix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Vomit, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

augustar14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.5

The characters and their relationships are well written.  Ultimately, though, there are times when the detachment the characters feel made scenes more disturbing, not less. 

The biggest example of this for me was the scene where Dove handcuffed Sadie to the bed. Her non-reaction made it almost feel more traumatic. I nearly stopped the book there, about halfway through.

This book has a lot of pain, and heartache, and characters who don't know how to communicate and don't ever really figure out how.  It's important, I think, to be prepared for that going in. It's not a feel good book. It has some fantastic quotes about life, play, and relating to other humans. It is very clever at times. But I can't say I fully loved it.  Or that it was exactly what I needed or was looking for. Despite that, I don't regret reading it. I don't think there will be a reread, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs

sian's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Racial slurs, and Racism

bubblesofbayla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

I really don’t know what to do with this book. I cried for sure. I marked lines that made me cry. I also have a lot of questions. I have a lot of wishes, too? I think I can be okay without them coming true, though. I see the reasoning with how it is. One critique that comes to mind is that because this book covered so much, I felt like there were parts of the character’s story that were brushed over. I imagine the decisions for where this would have to happen would have been very difficult, but it is still that way as a reader. I wish many, many good years to Naomi (and the prospect of tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Vomit

imds's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Antisemitism