Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

361 reviews

codenamevixen's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was reminiscent of One Day to me, though I am basing it off my experience with the movie and not the book, One Day. I enjoyed this book tremendously more. It examines how impactful and deep a relationship between friends can be and that meaningful relationships are not always the romantic ones we find in our lives. It balances references to the real world enough that it feels it could be the story of real people and their complicated lives and emotions. It had me pulled into the page, waiting to find what the breadcrumbs to emotional moments would lead to. It nearly brought me to tears. This is the only book or story I have thoroughly enjoyed that explores

friends who could be lovers, but never are, on the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Car accident, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Blood, Cancer, and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion and Sexual harassment

lololoretta's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Death, and Suicide

anouks_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Vomit, Car accident, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual content, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Abortion, and Drug use

amgarrido's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

An extremely evocative and gripping depiction of friendship through the ages, tackling miscommunication and dealing with grief, chronic illness and a number of other difficult themes. I particularly liked the fact that the book didn’t end after Marx died, as I felt it really encapsulated the feeling you have after someone passes away; how the world continues to move forwards relentlessly, whilst for you it has completely stopped. In this case, Sadie retreated back into herself but was forced to continue by her quickly advancing pregnancy, while Sam was pushed to move forward by their business, learning how to make critical decisions alone.

Sam and Sadie both had very strong character development, although it almost seemed as if the roles were reversed at the end of the book and Sadie’s insistence to cut Sam off throughout for no good reason became slightly irritating. However, I believe Zevin may have done this on purpose, to depict that people’s actions whilst grieving or depressed can be difficult to understand even to those closest to them, and their thoughts and feelings contradictory even to themselves. I will say that I didn’t like Dov’s continued presence in the book.

I never would have picked up a book about gaming if it had not been so vigorously recommended by people around me and online and I’m very glad I did. Zevin’s writing is lyrical and enrapturing in a way I have not experienced in a long time - I look forward to reading ‘The Storied Life of AJ Fikry’ which is also on my shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Gun violence, Medical content, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, Cancer, and Mental illness

realityczar's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

jessandenv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood and Car accident

sammiejo928's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

2.0

Oof. I am very clearly in the minority here but this book was so boring to me. I enjoyed a few pieces of it but really felt like it was dragging on and was repetitive. I LOVED the diversity of characters. The Sadie & Sam friendship to enemies was overplayed too many times for me and I got to the point that I was tired of them “fighting”. I like how grief was handled differently for each character because in the real world, everyone handles grief differently. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

nottooscarythanks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abandonment

efratmaor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, what an amazing book. One of the best books I've ever read. 
The author is able to bring us into the characters' relationships, into their creative and work processes. 
And all with love and intricate nuances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Medical content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Car accident, Grief, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Vomit, Blood, Cancer, Hate crime, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

lpdx's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, Abandonment, Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, Gun violence, Car accident, Death, and Medical content