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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
397 reviews
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
2.0
“This is what time travel is. It’s looking at a person, and seeing them in the present and the past, concurrently. And that mode of transport only worked with those one had known a significant time.”
WARNING: it's unpopular opinion time again!!
Right. I confess that I was already a bit hesitant to pick up Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, because hyped books and me don't usually tend to get along... But since I consider one of her other books an all time favorite, I ended up giving in when I saw I needed a book about gaming for one of the challenges this year. Sadly, I didn't get along AT ALL with this book. I'm starting to believe The Storied Life Of A.J. Fikry was the outlier, and her writing just isn't the right fit for me... Because to say that I struggled with Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow is an understatement. Initially I was cautiously hopeful even though the pace was a lot slower than expected, but things soon started to go downhill. There is something almost pretentious about the writing, 'woke' characters/topics and the plot, and it kind of left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I can't say that I was a fan of Sam and Sadie's friendship at all, and they never felt like 'real' characters to me. It was almost like they were shouting: 'Look how different I am! Look how special I am! Look how I'm better than you!'... And it was a huge turn off for me. Add Sadie's relationship with Dov (cringeworthy and only made me like her character even less), and other topics introduced seemingly just to show how 'woke' the author is, and I confess that I started to skimread long before the halfway mark. In fact, I should have just DNFed it instead... Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow most definitely wasn't the book for me, and I think I'll just leave her books alone in the future. Sure, A.J. Fikry did receive a 5 star rating, but this has been the third time her other titles have failed to hit the mark for me... And sometimes you just have to know when to throw in the towel.
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
emilietje's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
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Very honourable mention to the creativity of this author. I can't name a single other book like this one, and I adore that. Zevin built an intricate real world and an even more intricate gaming world, and I love the intertwining of the two. Just, fantastic writing.
Moderate: Emotional abuse
vonrxyes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail
tedz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Auf Englisch gelesen.
Eine sehr interessante Lektüre, mit tollen, glaubhaft menschlichen Charakteren und nostalgischen Inhalten der Videospielindustrie!
(Mein kleines Videospielherz hat bei jeder Referenz, mit der auch ich groß geworden bin, die mich begleitet oder geformt hat, höher geschlagen!)
Es braucht ein paar Seiten und Kapitel bis man sich in den Protagonisten wiederfindet, mit ihnen lacht, mitfiebert und weint, gerade für Leser*innen die nicht gewandt in klassische Literatur und den Anfängen von Videospielen sind, kann es etwas dauern bis das Lesen angenehmer wird und man nicht mehr aktiv Seiten umblättern muss.
Jedoch zieht man Verlauf der Geschichte schnell Vergleiche zum eigenem Leben, den eigenen Ambitionen und Eigenschaften und sehnt sich schlussendlich nach solch einer freundschaftlich, zwischenmenschlich, aufrichtig und schmerzenden Liebe, wie sie dort mit Worten beschrieben wird!
Es kann hier und da etwas im Leseflow stocken, da es repetitiv um die selben Konflikte, Hemmungen und Ängste der Protagonisten geht, was die Darstellung des gemeinsam geteilten und getrennten Leben von Sadie, Sam, Marx und ihren Liebsten und dem bitter-süßen Ende nicht die Glaubhaftigkeit nimmt!
Ein paar Entscheidungen, „Grudges“ und Handlungen schienen mir etwas unpassend und nicht Charakterentsprechend und im Konflikt und zu großen Kontrast mit vorherigen Handlungen (Sadie), jedoch ist es deutlich sichtbar mit wie viel Vorsicht und Aufmerksamkeit jeder Charakter entwickelt und geschrieben worden ist!
Jede kleine oder noch so große Rolle wurde gut durchdacht und ehrlich gestaltet, mit Fehlern, Problemen, Erfahrungen und individuellen Eigenschaften!
Allgemein ein sehr angenehmer Schreibstil, mit guter Geschwindigkeit, der die Klugheit (Havard-/Cambridge Studenten mit interessanten Denkweisen/Fähigkeiten, die überdurchschnittlich schlau sind), die Gerissenheit und Tiefe der Charaktere sehr gut und authentisch rüberbringt!
Allerdings haben mich die vielen Fremdwörter, insbesondere die hohe Anzahl an deutschen Wörten, oft stocken lassen, was für Muttersprachler störend sein könnte!
Ein sehr schönes Buch mit dem ich mich wahrscheinlich in ein paar Jahren, mit mehr Reife und Erfahrung noch besser identifizieren kann!
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Cultural appropriation
wooblatoober's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
zevin does an AMAZING job of showing how people and their relationships change over time. it’s crazy how much my opinions on the characters changed over time, waxing and waning and flipping between them.
this book reads like creative nonfiction. it’s remarkable. my only small complaint is a major spoiler (everything i’ve marked “spoiler” is a major spoiler though), and that’s basically the end of the book. tl;dr for the spoiler, i felt like the ending was just over the line of a little bit too late in the back-and-forth of the story to feel satisfied by it. i felt empty at the end like i do out of all the best books, but that emptiness came from events that happened before the ending of the book, and the ending was overshadowed by that and felt too little too late.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Antisemitism, and Cultural appropriation
hedgehogreads01's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Vomit
hdunscombe's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer
labedzla's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
dirst's review against another edition
The characters are all extremely pretension to the point of unbelievability. They all think what they’re saying is profound and steeped in meaning, but like… guys… chill.
My favorite scenes were Sadie and Sam coming up with ideas for their game Ichigo. Least favorite scenes depicted
What the narrator was saying and what was actually happening was so disconnected.
Really not good. I don’t know why it’s so loved by so many.
This is also coming from a *gamer*. The cool kind, the kind who happily enjoys the art form.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
anemendo's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Blood