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Mañana, y mañana, y mañana by Gabrielle Zevin

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faephoenix's review against another edition

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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

4.0

I understand the hype. The novel is sweeping and unusual and feels new. But I wouldn’t want to live in the character’s world or grab a beer with any of them (except maybe Marx even though he seemed too shiny to be real). I found them stubborn and insufferable and stuck in their respective lanes. I DID enjoy the mechanics of this book even if the plot was infuriating and I will read this author again.

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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

This book was unlike any other love story/realistic fiction book I’ve ever read. I would highly recommend this book to people who enjoy books that have characters that feel like real people, with flaws, mistakes, and feelings.

I would not recommend this book to anyone who longs for a happy ending at the end of the story. There is some resolution, but the problem is not resolved completely.

Books like these are frustrating because you want the characters to make different choices, but they’re also exciting because they allow you to connect to the characters.

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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

2.0

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plumpyherb13's review against another edition

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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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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

I raced through this book, which is a testament to Kevin's ability to pace well, write readable characters, and overall keep me that engaged. I nearly gave this a 5/5 but the book has a few flaws that downgraded it for me.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adored this book, flaws and all (which is definitely one of the themes of the book - loving someone wholly despite their flaws and your flaws). I loved the literary references, the use of Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson, and thought it was interesting that those things fell away as the characters got older - but yet it was sort of a turning plot point in the later third of the book to bring Macbeth back in so the characters could emotionally connect again (sorry if this doesn't make much sense, I'm trying to keep the review as spoiler free as possible).
I felt, as others have pointed out, that Zevin was using some kind of word of the day thing and tried to shoehorn in as many random words as possible. Tuberose was overused as an adjective. She misused the word tautology (who proofed this?).
I disagree with whoever said she clearly doesn't understand music - those observations about Miles Davis et al in the book are made from a character point of view and definitely aren't the views of the author.
Although I did at times find the characters to be thinly veiled versions of parts of Zevin, for the most part they're adorkable.
Despite the flaws, I think Zevin is an amazing and accomplished writer. And this book is definitely worth a read.
For me it actually could have gone into more elaboration about the games world itself and the business side of it, but I suppose in the end the book focused on relationships between people, and that's what mattered more, because it played to it's strengths.

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rthpr's review against another edition

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

4.75

I really loved this book. I loved Sam the whole way through, and as a female dev I really empathised with Sadie at the start of the novel (the amount of times I’ve been told that it will be easier for me to get a job because I’m female and not because of my achievements are innumerable) but Sadie really started to frustrate me towards the end of the novel.

She blames Sam for everything. Everything that goes wrong

the credit thing I get, it sucks when you don’t get credit. The Dov thing I could kind of see, but not really. He saw you depressed due to a breakup but then you never discussed it. You are fine with being friends with Dov but hold a grudge against Sam? I know abusive relationships can be complicated but it pissed me off. Even when Marx said “sorry lol it was probably me who inserted the disk not Sam, he probably didn’t see the message” she was so intent on blaming Sam that she can’t see past it. And I can understand trying to find someone to blame for Marx’s death but Sam was only the figurehead for the game, it was SADIE’S IDEA to have all kinds of marriage in the game!!! That he got racist and homophobic abuse for YEARS about. That she forgets about. It’s no one’s fault but the killer’s but she never tries to apologise for treating him like she did, even years later

I also really disliked the pioneers chapter. It really threw off the pace and I guess I didn’t really “get” it.

The first half or so of the book is perfect, the second half got very frustrating. It felt like

Marx and Sadie just got together, but I didn’t really see much chemistry between them

. And once

Marx dies

the book can’t quite keep the good parts going.

This will definitely be a book I think about for a long time.

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

5.0

A beautifully written book with characters that feel entirely fleshed out and grounded. It manages to be a love letter to the art of video games, and the healing powers of play, while not shying away from the systemic flaws in both the gaming industry and the community.
Sam and Sadie are incredibly well-written. Both their own stories, and their relationship to each other are told woven and layered together in an incredibly unique way that was so entertaining to read. They’re deeply flawed, complex, often unlikeable (but I was always able to empathize with them both) and beautifully human characters. Gabrielle Zevin nailed this.

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