Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Mañana, y mañana, y mañana by Gabrielle Zevin

147 reviews

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

jodean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought I knew what this book would be about before I read it. I was wrong. 

I don't even think I can comment on it without reading it again. I have a bad habit of reading too quickly in the second half of books, because I want to know what happens. This book's second half, and really all of it, deserves a reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Blood, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Rape, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Ableism, Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Cancer

immovabletype's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

There are always books that you realize you like more or less with time, as you sit with them. I experienced that while I was in the midst of this one. Between putting it down and picking it back up again, I almost wouldn’t want to read it. Then I would, and I’d be completely caught in its undertow and not want to come up for air. I don’t want my appreciation for this book to be forgotten with time and distance. I don’t know why this would happen, but if you ever catch me trying to lower the rating, don’t trust it! Don’t trust me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Vomit

There's a fair bit that takes place in hospitals, but no procedures are explicitly described. Under that umbrella there is also

amputation and phantom pain

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nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Physical abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Misogyny, Bullying, Xenophobia, Abortion, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

leonormsousa's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Vomit, Suicide, Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Car accident, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Death, Mental illness, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

amelialoveday's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

A tale that follows friends through multiple coming-of-age stages over 25 years. 

Unique plot based around video games, which may put some people off, but like books, the games are stories and have sublime scenery that draw on Japanese, Korean, Jewish and American Culture. 

Clever, but another book where you want to bang the two leads’ heads together. The “in love but not lovers” trope is getting a little tedious. 

*Spoiler*
I found the first half cliche and starting to drag, but it was almost redeemed in the second half until Sadie’s closing monologue moaning about Gen Z.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Grief, Medical trauma, Death, Car accident, and Cancer

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

The faux biography Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin astounds at every possible juncture. Centring a pair of marginalized video game developers and their rise to fame, her book delves deep into the psyche of both major characters. She plots their success at forming their game company Unfair Games, their fights (creative and personal), the consequences of their success, their separation and their reunion. Every character leaps off the page and demands to be a player, not an NPC, and the characters' pasts heavily influence their development and their actions. I have never read a book so enthralling, so personal, or so realistic. I eagerly await more from Zevin and her incredible mind!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, Animal death, Antisemitism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Misogyny, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Sadie's grandparents are Holocaust survivors, and Sadie's pre-Unfair game is about Nazi collaborators.

the_real_al_cal'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

5.0

This is one of the most human books I've ever read. Everything about it, from the characters to the story, is shrouded in the realness of life--both its ups and downs. I don't know if I could accurately summarize what it's about because the answer is simply: life and love. The way the characters navigate their relationships with one another is so genuinely human, this almost felt like an autobiography. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Hate crime, Ableism, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

megmahoney1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Homophobia, Hate crime, Drug use, Ableism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

augustar14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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

3.5

The characters and their relationships are well written.  Ultimately, though, there are times when the detachment the characters feel made scenes more disturbing, not less. 

The biggest example of this for me was the scene where Dove handcuffed Sadie to the bed. Her non-reaction made it almost feel more traumatic. I nearly stopped the book there, about halfway through.

This book has a lot of pain, and heartache, and characters who don't know how to communicate and don't ever really figure out how.  It's important, I think, to be prepared for that going in. It's not a feel good book. It has some fantastic quotes about life, play, and relating to other humans. It is very clever at times. But I can't say I fully loved it.  Or that it was exactly what I needed or was looking for. Despite that, I don't regret reading it. I don't think there will be a reread, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Abortion, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Racism, Ableism, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs