Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

1881 reviews

emilyschimmwright's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

alemen29's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 I don't see myself as a fan of Coming-of-Age novels, but I really enjoyed this one. You can really see yourself as Sam or Sadie (or even Marx), going through life and it's vicissitudes by stage. The story is reminiscent of how we spent most of our childhood, playing video games. The plot flows seamlessly, with simple and accurate vocabulary to describe every situation and the characters thoughts / feelings.

On top of this I think this book has one of the best (if not the best) chapter I've read in my life in "NPC". Knowing from the beginning of the chapter how everything will wrap up and yet feeling so vulnerable at the end. Surreal and slightly disturbing experience that shakes you up in ways you haven't imagined. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Grief, Homophobia, and Violence

yvoot's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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: Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Car accident, and Sexual violence

partlyclaudia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

this was a challenging read. dense and term-heavy i caught a few of the references but felt that it would be better enjoyed by a real gamer. regardless, this was incredibly well written, with nuanced characters and struggles. it wasn’t what i was expecting, and maybe that was for the better?
SPOILERS
it presents itself as an incredibly slow burning romance between sadie and sam and ultimately results in.. not that? slow burning friendship (?) i enjoyed the acknowledgement that not all love is romantic and that there are things more important than romance, but still found the change in tone resulting from marx’s death to be really hard to read. it felt like the plot derailed a little bit, emphasizing the need for that third person in sadie/sam’s relationship, especially marx. feeling conflicted over this. bumping it a bit bc im realizing how conflicted i really feel lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dysphoria, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Car accident, Body horror, Homophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

annaeslane's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion

ksilvio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Death, Medical content, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Abortion, Grief, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Car accident, Sexual violence, and Sexism

ellieworm'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

4.0

A heart-wrenching coming of ager which prompts you to think about love and loss and what they look and feel like throughout your life. I tend to stay away from stories that use video games as a plot device or driver because they often feel ingenuine but Zevin’s sincere love for games comes through on every page, in turn making her characters’ own passion so innately believable and real. The pacing and power dwindled for me at points, but others (the

coma sequence and Pioneers story

in particular) felt pretty special in their storytelling to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Gun violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

erinsca's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

I wanted to like this book more and I really loved the first 2/3 of it but the final 1/3 of the book was hard to get through since I found Sadie more an more unlikable as the book went on. The concept was unique and I loved the chapters that put the reader into a game but it felt rushed and forced at the end of the day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Death, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Hate crime, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship