Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

149 reviews

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

scmiller's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

addie's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Racial slurs and Terminal illness

maddiebusick's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

The first two chapters were a bit rough, and I didn’t love the style of the language, but I kept reading because I was intrigued. And then I read the third chapter and was hooked. By the end, I was in love. 

I didn’t find Sadie and Sam particularly likable, but I completely understood their motivations and their choices were believable. 

This was a really ambitious book, and I think Zevin executed it really well. You can tell she put in a lot of time researching to make it realistic. It’s clearly a love letter to gaming, and I really appreciated the style of the different sections. I think it added a lot to the narrative. This is definitely a book that I will enjoy even more on a future read, though having a physical copy would make it easier to flip back to remind myself of different sections. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Minor: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and War

Not a true adult/minor relationship, but the power dynamic was definitely like one. The ableism is more internalized.

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! It was incredible and sad and I’m still thinking about it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Vomit

hayleyfitz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the best book I have read in a long time. My first 5 star read of 2023. I definitely think that this book has changed my outlook on life for the better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Antisemitism and Abortion

The content warnings that I provided are not in the book in vain, they are necessary and responsibly handled. The author took a lot of time to appropriately write about difficult topics, and how they impact a friendship over decades.

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional relaxing sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Pregnancy

krisroll's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail