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Amanhã, amanhã, e ainda outro amanhã by Gabrielle Zevin
170 reviews
litoreads'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
5.0
Zevin's writing style is gorgeous and I need more of her in my life. Thank you for writing this. I'm so grateful to have found a signed edition at B&N <3
6/5 stars.
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
grem_ler'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
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer and Racial slurs
jasdavis'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
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Suicide
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment
tiller'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
The following quote in particular sticks with me right now:
Graphic: Gun violence and Grief
Moderate: Sexual harassment
maziodynes's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
It's obvious the game development process stuff was well researched. I found myself really enjoying Marx's perspective as a games producer myself. however, the game dev "lingo" and the games they brought up in context were off or didn't make sense for the time (or even the character's personalities). The author researched game dev history, and design, but it seemed like she didnt actually talk to many developers, and it showed.
The MMO segment at the end was particularly weird from a player perspective - nobody pretends like they arent playing a game unless theres some REALLY stringent RP going on, rare in a full online game unless you have friends you actively slchoose to do it with.
I found any and all mentions of sex in this book to feel far too clinical. It made sense sometimes for Sadie and Sam's over-intellectual povs, but even from Marx who is an emotionally intelligent and loving person, any POV of sex felt completely stripped down of emotion. The scenes felt so impersonal they may have well been omitted, esp when they were one-off sentences of "they had sex." But of course, we get the excruciating physical and emotional details when Sadie is sexually abused by Dov. Make it make sense
This is a personal hangup, but I couldn't get behind was the fact that Sadie kept Dov in her life the entire time. I understood needing to keep the professional relationship for Ichigo, at least at first. But how the is the game that your abuser made your COMFORT GAME? and you're still GETTING BRUNCH with him 10 years later?!? and he gives her that teaching position... it just makes me absolutely sick and soured my perception of Sadie. I wanted to root for her, but between some "not like other girls"-isms and her inability to work on her mental health in any capacity, I just couldn't after a while. And I liked Sam as a character alone, but his obsessive friendship /romantic tension with Sadie was too toxic for me to end up rooting for in the end.
There were some beautiful lines in this book, some sentiments about life and friendship, and my chosen career that truly moved me. but the relationships between the characters ultimately left me wanting more resolution.
Marx was the emotional heart of this book for me in the end. His second-person chapter reduced me to tears. tbh, that chap alone is why I am giving this a 2.75 instead of 2.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body horror, Cancer, and Terminal illness
baekcl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
jackiejauregui's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexism
apiologee'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
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Blood
Minor: Cancer, Death, and Abortion
tjtellsit'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
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Drug use
emilbee's review against another edition
0.5
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Vomit