Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

14 reviews

plumpeony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, Cancer, and Genocide

douglasreaddimg's review

Too many casual mentions of settler colonialism, and it takes far too long to become interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide and Colonisation

scifi_rat's review against another edition

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

4.75

Plot: 4★
Prose: 4.5★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4★/5★
Characters: 4.75★
Worldbuilding: 5★
Ending: 4.75★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Gore, Vomit, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood, Terminal illness, Ableism, Abortion, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Genocide, Vomit, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Car accident, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

elinesee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Homophobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Chronic illness, Murder, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Sexism, Cancer, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Antisemitism, Genocide, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

issyd23's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Great writing, super nerdy 3 👾 TLDR woman does all the work and gets 0 credit… typical 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

caitysprague's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Grief, Genocide, Racism, and Homophobia

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Cancer, Vomit, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Genocide

ryankey721's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

The basic story and writing could be cute, but the toxic main character relationship made it hard to finish. Also the writing felt like it was trying to be something or prove something that often didn't match what the story was doing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Grief, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Grief, Genocide, Sexism, and Mental illness

careinthelibrary's review

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

3.5

What I enjoyed so much about this novel was the detailed descriptions of video game design. The conceptualization, the story building, the coding and development, the marketing, etc. That was so fascinating as a video game lover.
Reading and getting all these easter egg references to games we know and love was so cool. The references of MGS, Harvest Moon, etc were exciting to come across and hear what Gabrielle Zevin/her characters thought of them. This left me wanting the fictional games to play for myself.
Some of these chapters were so viscerally AMAZING. (spoiler free) - The portions with Sam's mother and their gruesome and tragic discovery on the sidewalk, the thrilling and also tragic scene with Marx at the office, these scenes are so memorable and were written like perfect jewels of narrative.
Some of the toxic friendship and toxic romance stuff wasn't my cuppa but I can see why others would like it.
All in all, there were aspects that I enjoyed more and some less, but I did think this was engrossing, deep, complex, and fun. I recommend especially for gamers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Blood, Car accident, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cultural appropriation and Genocide