Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

1377 reviews

heidi_fischer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

soule_soph's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Cancer

lkilmer17's review against another edition

slow-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

0.25

Lacking in excitement and never drew me in. Was almost a DNF. I will give some props for talking about real life current events and advocating for diverse characters, but not what I was expecting from such a radically raved about novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

unfoundation's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

Not the type of book I typically read but I was surprised with how fully I enjoyed and appreciated how fantastic it was. Full of emotion and complexity of human relationships.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Racism, and Sexism

booksqworm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the first half of the book. My favorite thing for books to do is make me think of the human experience in a new way. The first half of the book had some beautifully written moments that did just that. I was sure I was going to want to reread the book so I could experience those moments again. I love stories of found families and love stories about friendship, and I love stories that include politics, because politics are personal. But then the book got depressing and dark. It felt both rushed and super slow at the same time. I did not enjoy the second half of the book at all and it honestly kind of ruined the first half for me. I felt there was so much more for the author to say about friendship, about disability, about sexism, about love and loss, but it fell short. I am someone who typically reads Sci-if and fantasy so I do look for more escapism in my books. I feel like being a book about video games it could have had a more special ending white still being true to the literary fiction genre. So many people love this book and I do understand why, the writing is lush and includes many references to all sorts of interesting material, the author does an amazing job writing from multiple perspectives and jumps around time flawlessly. It just isn’t what I look for in a book. Like video games I play, I want a satisfying ending that makes me want to play the game again to find all the secrets. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

nataliegray's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Grief

avalete's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

0.25

This book was genuinely awful. The writing is horrid, the characters are insufferable, and I don’t even think there’s a plot? There’s supposed to be a conflict between the main two characters, but they really don’t seem like they like each other. At all. Their problems don’t feel resolved.

I also don’t agree with the author’s views and wasn’t aware of them until I finished the book. I regret reading this book for so many reasons. I wish I could give it an even lower rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

lolra'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lordcafeine's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Terminal illness