Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

430 reviews

laurenology's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.5

I'm going to think about the NPC chapter for the rest of my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Vomit, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, and Car accident

saskiahill's review against another edition

5.0

Clever, moving, engaging - read the whole thing in a few days ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, Vomit, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Classism, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Animal death, Physical abuse, Ableism, Abortion, Chronic illness, Blood, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Racism, Suicide, Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

More detailed trigger warning:

there's a pretty detailed active shooter scene, and a detailed suicide by jumping. They're not gratuitous, but rough to read

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

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

kjm19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

I had no idea what to expect when I decided to get Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow on my Libby app. Honestly, had I known it was about video game producers I may have skipped it. But I can say that I am so happy that I read this book.  

It was the perfect combination of smart, emotional and uplifting. The characters are flawed but whole, their lives are complicated as are their relationships. The shifting timeline was done flawlessly. It felt like no time was passing at all because I was so wholly immersed in the experience. 

I can’t see what the flaws are… I wish there was maybe a bit more change in their characters as time went on. I understand Sam was unchangeable and that Sadie was complicated and dont get me wrong, I love full circle moments, but there was just maybe something slightly lacking that makes it a 4.5 rather than a 5. 

Honestly an amazing book and I will recommend it to so many people!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Violence, Cursing, Abortion, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.0

In the beginning, I liked this book and its characters. However, I got bored about halfway through and had little to no desire to pick it up for almost a month. I decided to give the audiobook a try, and I’m glad I did, because it helped me get back into the story.

At times, the storytelling was beautiful, and at other times, it seemed like it went on and on without purpose. Or, at least, I just didn’t really care as much as I wanted to. I’m not big into video games, so that could definitely be why.

I felt that the characters were realistic, and I appreciate that we got to see multiple sides of them over many years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

chsm8's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Chronic illness and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

ly555's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Chronic illness, Vomit, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Cancer, Suicide, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Eating disorder

lizzieowl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. A must read for anyone, but especially if you are interested in video games. It’s so emotional and the characters are so deep and well written. Truly an amazing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Mental illness

Moderate: Antisemitism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Medical content, and Cancer

Minor: Ableism and Cursing

linus_rieper's review against another edition

emotional 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 don't know if the book didn't live up to my expectations or if I was just not in the right headspace to appreciate it. I expected a 5-star read, but it was just fine.

It's very well written. However, nothing about it surprised me or really stuck out to me. The emotional parts didn't land as I think they were meant to.

I hesitate to recommend it, but I also hesitate to write it off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical trauma, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime

Minor: Pregnancy, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, and Misogyny