Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

281 reviews

ckiyoko's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

This is a really well-crafted book, works with form and POV in really interesting ways, and felt like a very propulsive read. For all that though, I could not decide when I was reading it if I was enjoying it. I cared enough to continue reading, but I got to the end and still was uncertain if I enjoyed the experience of reading it, or would recommend it to someone else. I will say, the NPC chapter is beautiful and the callbacks in it feel earned.

I'm also deeply Not Thrilled with "Solution" being a blatant ripoff of Brenda Romero's "Train" that goes uncredited, especially given this book deals so heavily with the power dynamics in video game design and how often women are overlooked/uncredited. 

For me, I also struggled with some of the moments of the book that felt like they handwaved the concept of cultural appropriation, and later the soapbox moments about how sensitive the newer generation is. They felt a bit out of place, and more like the bubbling up of some deeper seated anxiety from the author than something coming from the characters' reactions to their place and situations. 

I felt this similarly in the explorations of Sam's experience as being mixed EAsian and white, which felt like they tread the same ground that's been tread before/existed more as a justification for the existence of mixed white and Asian people. I don't know exactly how to phrase it. It was just something that was off-putting to me as someone who is in that category because it feels like it's re-litigating the same conversation we've been having for years and played to the same tropes and lines, which felt...recursive? Like it flattened a complex and nuance experience to a monolith? I'm not sure, but at the very least, I found it exhausting to hear the same talking points I heard in middle and high school here. There was an element of self-consciousness to the explorations of this that felt, again, like someone else's insecurities about their identity bubbling up here rather than the character.

But yeah, pretty wild book. Well written, but felt kind of like a liminal space turned into a novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

emmalynnn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

maggiemcgrath's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

The characters felt complex and real, if a little cliché. I found it easy to get into, and read it fairly quickly, but I don’t think I’ll read it again. Would recommend to people who like gaming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Suicide, Cancer, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual violence

marippe's review against another edition

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

edit: read before i knew the author was a zionist but hey u cant win em all

og rating: 3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Cancer, Medical trauma, Sexism, Vomit, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Death, Racism, Abortion, Car accident, Infidelity, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

chuck_thechick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

avabanana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, Grief, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage

teddyybee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Homophobia

jaclynrei's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a book about sexism, racism, abuse, trauma, love, and grief under the guise of a lighthearted story following a band of video game developers. Two childhood bestfriends are reunited under the prospect of creating a novel game together. During its publication and subsequent success, factors such as race, class, and gender shape the trajectories of each character and create a schism between the group which grows and wanes over time. Each character is multidimensional and is not reduced to any one of their features or flaws. The characters are not always likeable, and I found my own shortcomings within the main characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who is willing to subject themselves to slight emotional devastation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Death of parent, Racism, and Emotional abuse

laurenmiller100's review against another edition

The stuff between the female lead and the college professor was too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

just_mrs_w's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma