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lidenek's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Even though I'm not a gamer it was interesting to see how the gaming industry and in particular development works.
There is some representation of a main character who suffers from chronic pain. The book portrayed the isolation and impact on the person's life and their loved ones very realistically. He is not a good role model for pain management though.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Car accident
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
dungeonsanddonkeys's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
starduststyx's review against another edition
Besides the author not crediting the work of Brenda Romero who inspired the game "Solution" ( Zevin credits her husband for his games btw so she SHOULD'VE credit Brenda for her game "Train" inspiring "Solution) and being a zionist ( literally attended a "right for israel to exist" convention ) this book is just not good.
I stopped about 30% of the way there. I can't say the exact page because it was digital and I need the font to be bigger meaning the book is longer than it should, but as a gamedev it also just hurt to read. It's written in a way that's easy to devour but hard to process because some of the serious topics even in this first half I read was not handled properly. You're presented with this story that's supposed to be about this amazing friendship but it's just about it's complicated downfall from what I can gather so far. The book does have it's good moments when writing about Sam and Sadie, but the way the two of them talk about their creations make it feel a bit empty. You can evision the story and the characters and the visuals but the way you play the way these characters move are just things we barely gather. I think Solution was the only game I could clearly visualize besides EmilyBlaster.
Yknow, if the author wasn't a zionist and apologized for not crediting Brenda Romero I would actually finish the book because like. How do you write a book about woman not being credited just to do that as the author. Agh I have so many more words to say but I feel it's just a waste. If you like the book. I get it. It's like enjoying a mcdonalds burger. But fuck this. I can spend my time doing better things.
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
ksfinnerty's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Abortion
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Antisemitism
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy
leontyna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation
saskiahill's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
More detailed trigger warning:art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a love story, but not. It is also a historical fiction novel (though I'm sure that statement is inflammatory to the rest of my generation that is short-circuiting as I call the 90s "historical") but also not because although it's mainly 90s-early 00s, with some 80s, it covers things within the last decade as well. I'm still not entirely sure what the main point of the book was.
(WIP)
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Car accident
laurajordensharris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol