Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

139 reviews

kclel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Murder, and Death

Minor: Racial slurs

menglert's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I cannot remember who or where recommended this to me but I was not expecting it to be so sad. Maybe it was just a bad time for me to read this but I just ... bleh. It wasn't even like... cathartic sad. It was just sad. 

Definitely check out the content warnings before reading this one because some of them came out of left field. I'm usually a horror/thriller reader, but there were a few scenes that were so jarringly dropped into this story that I got uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, and Bullying

handsomelibrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

I was nervous because this book is longer than anything I've read in awhile, but it has been recommended to me many times and I'm so happy I read it! I didn't want it to end. The author's vocabulary is superb. I learned so many delicious words reading this book. Some of the best writing about a disability I have ever read. I relished the passages about Sam's time with his mom and grandparents. By the end of the book, I found myself thinking about friends I haven't talked to awhile, and wanting to catch up with them. I hope this book encourages other readers to reach out to old friends, too. 

Definite content warning about a professor/freshman student relationship that has nonconsensual BDSM aspects, and a separate content warning for gun violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Blood, and Abandonment

setaggu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Biphobia, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Eating disorder

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

lizziaha's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This book jumps between a lot of different perspectives and because of that, some parts of it are much stronger than others. My personal favorite was the Marx highlight.

“you will miss the horses” was my favorite line in the entire book

I also just love the focus on the nitty gritty aspects of friendship. The way it’s written here is almost overwhelming because it spans years and it’s just so dang realistic. The petty grievances, the misplaced blame, the hurt, the love, the taking care of each other, the hurting each other, the falling apart and falling back together, the doubts, the expectations, the genius, the melding of souls. I like how there’s a pull to Sadie and Sam’s relationship, like it’s irresistible. Sometimes that pull is reserved for romantic relationships, but you see it in all types of relationships in this book. I also liked the way that memory is a slippery thing in this book. In books that span years but can be read in hours, sometimes we expect the characters to have the same picture perfect memory of happenings in the book as we do, even though it’s unrealistic. That’s not the case here. It’s a very thought-provoking book, but the thing that made me love it the most is that it made me want to create. Sam and Sadie pour so much of themselves into their games and the result always means something. I crave that feeling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Ableism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Abortion, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Cancer, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Deadnaming

lottiegasp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

This is a beautiful love story about the long, intimate but often dysfunctional friendship of Sadie and Sam, who bond over video games as children, reunite at university and start making video games. The story switches perspectives between the two characters, revealing misunderstandings between the two of them. Each of them has their own flaws that are at times irritating but I thought believable. I liked the various video game plot ideas and descriptions sprinkled in throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs

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

helfire124's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

An emotinal read about the rollercoaster ride of friendship through tough times in the background of computer games. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Antisemitism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Vomit, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Cancer, Classism, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexism, and Racial slurs

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Death, Sexism, Hate crime, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Classism, Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs