Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

3 reviews

meganpalu's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

SPOILERS 

The first half of the book this seemed like a book I would have written in middle school. Too many words, and a manic pixie dream pulled straight out of a John Green novel. I liked/enjoyed the first half based on nostalgia alone. However, the second half dealt more with the loss of love than I expected. I didn’t get attached enough to the characters to have their losses hurt, but it provided a new way to look at love. Overall, a book about the complicated ebbing nature of love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Outing, and Homophobia

Minor: Toxic relationship and Abortion

historyoftape's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.75

One of the few books where miscommunication wasn't just a plot device, but made so much sense for each character within each situation. Honestly, Marx was my favourite

which made things all the more devastating

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 I loved how all the characters kept each other in such a  delicate balance, while having the flaws that carried the potential to tear everything apart

and how it did, eventually, come crashing down, but in such an unexpected way which mede the degenerative spiral the relationships had been even worse...

I really enjoyed the ways chronic pain, creativity & collaboration were explored as well. 

I'm docking. 25 for the relationship Sadie has with her married college professor, it just wasn't for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Outing, and Pregnancy

holyhead_harpie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

If you play video-games, this book is for you. Interesting behind the game development process. Shocking twist in the last third of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Racism, Vomit, Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death, Medical trauma, Blood, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence