Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

129 reviews

hannah_mariee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Chronic illness, Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

corriejn's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Vomit

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

*books that make you go play Oregon Trail* I don't even know where to begin. The characters just feel so REAL, they're messy and selfish and young and reckless and care for one another so deeply. Somehow Zevin took stubborn, uncommunicative characters and made me not want to DNF for miscommunication issues, but instead I really felt for them and what they felt like they couldn't share which in turn made them resentful and just wow. The story really puts you through your 20s and how stupid it can be, but also puts in some harsh realities that can just turn your world upside down. No need to be a gamer to really love this book, because what are games if not more storytelling. Might come back and change this to 5-stars, depending on how it sticks with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Medical content, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Abortion, and Sexual content

sylvestra's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Gun violence, Hate crime, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cancer, Classism, Eating disorder, Cultural appropriation, Adult/minor relationship, and Antisemitism

katydied's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug use, Ableism, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Misogyny

bootsmom3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Gun violence, Hate crime, Car accident, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Homophobia, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Drug use, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Blood, Violence, and Cancer

annagerman's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

3.5

Dammit I wish I could give this book a higher rating.
the first 50% or so were SO GOOD. Sadie and Sam were so realistic, fascinating and endearing. I was so invested in their hardships and subsequent successes. The storytelling and writing was super binge-able yet smart and stylish. I loved reading about their childhood, college life and indie game-development.
The next 25% were significantly less interesting, and kind of fell into typical storytelling conventions. The professional world of gaming companies and the setting of LA were much less engaging.
Then the last 25% were a complete flop for me. I didn't like the break in POV for "the NPV" and "Pioneers" chapters. The characterization was less strong, there wasn't enough emotional gravity or resonance even after incredibly tragic events. Many potentially fascinating storylines were barely touched upon (

like Sadie as a mother, Sadie's depressive episodes, Gong Hye's death, and honestly even the effects than Marx's death had on the characters was under-explored IMO

) It ended the book on a very low note for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Medical trauma, Car accident, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy

theespressoedition's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, Cancer, Death, Car accident, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

carimz's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Gun violence, Cursing, Abortion, Violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Car accident, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Dementia, Cancer, and Cultural appropriation

heather667's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad slow-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: Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexism, Suicide, Ableism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, Drug use, Acephobia/Arophobia, Antisemitism, Cancer, Classism, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood and Vomit