Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

112 reviews

maxel268's review against another edition

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

The first book I've read in a long time that slowed down time while I was reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Infidelity, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Bullying, Classism, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Cancer, Cursing, and Drug use

dannothedino's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Ableism, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Abandonment, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Infidelity, and Medical trauma

elliedesatge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Death, Cancer, Antisemitism, Abortion, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Hate crime

handsomelibrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

I was nervous because this book is longer than anything I've read in awhile, but it has been recommended to me many times and I'm so happy I read it! I didn't want it to end. The author's vocabulary is superb. I learned so many delicious words reading this book. Some of the best writing about a disability I have ever read. I relished the passages about Sam's time with his mom and grandparents. By the end of the book, I found myself thinking about friends I haven't talked to awhile, and wanting to catch up with them. I hope this book encourages other readers to reach out to old friends, too. 

Definite content warning about a professor/freshman student relationship that has nonconsensual BDSM aspects, and a separate content warning for gun violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Blood, and Abandonment

kaseythefairy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, Cursing, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Death

Minor: Sexism, Abortion, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Drug use

clalaure's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Drug use, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and Grief

kgc8'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

4.5

This is a very character-driven story as you see Sadie and Sam grow up and both get closer and farther apart (physically and emotionally). As a casual gamer with very little knowledge of the tech behind the scenes, I enjoyed the peek into the game development, but the draw is the emotional journey and the complex relationships between long-time friends. I cried often seeing the hardships they endured and the way they hurt each other sometimes. The book is a really honest look at how a relationship can change and evolve and the author is skilled at drawing out emotion, but it ran a little long which kept it from being 5 stars.

An interesting question posed by my book club was whether we thought the protagonist was Sam or Sadie and we were split down the middle. While both made bad choices at times and neither is always likable, I personally thought it was Sam. I empathized more with Sadie (such as the rampant sexism and feeling marginalized at work), but I didn't think she was good at reflecting on her situations or growing from her mistakes.

If it's important to you, I would check out content warnings for this book because a number of incidents are described in detail from a third-person omniscient POV. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

A spoiler related to the gun violence:

There is a mass shooting late in the book. I found it very upsetting because you, the reader, are present as someone

(Marx)

experiencing the tragedy in real-time. This did not detract from my overall enjoyment of the book, but I had to take a breather after this sequence of events.

joycelpants's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-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: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion

cataloguekitty's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

The characters are devastatingly real and flawed. They’re not always likeable and that’s precisely why I kept reading. They felt real and I needed to see how these very real people handled trauma, love, work and friendship throughout their lives. It is extremely relatable. 

Loved seeing the diverse representation- biracial, disable, asexual characters. It felt like real life.

There are some serious trigger warnings so just be aware! 

Overall, I don’t think I can read this again for along time but it will definitely haunt me forever. Great book. 

Loved the world of building video games- was very accessible for non-gamers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Cancer, Medical content, Vomit, Blood, Grief, Racism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Pregnancy

mromie's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

One of the best books I’ve read in awhile. Full of heart, love, and loss as we journey through decades of friendship. Playing games, making games, and world-building through games were fundamental to the plot, but through the lens of story-telling and the familiar, cathartic feeling of finding yourself through story. You don’t have to be a gamer to appreciate this book, and I definitely am not. I could not put the book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Toxic relationship