Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

147 reviews

risanne_reads's review

sad tense slow-paced

• 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

2.0

 "What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever."

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Knowing that I am not someone who normally enjoys Lit Fic, or who enjoys really anything that is based in reality, you can take my rating and review with a grain of salt. I'm very much in the minority with my feelings toward this book.

I didn't like this. At all.

This is constantly pitched as a story about lasting platonic friendship (which is fabulous if that was actually what this story was, since there's not enough of platonic friendships in the literary world). It's not. I have a hard time believing that Sadie and Sam are even friends, let alone best friends.

I have no problem reading about flawed characters, flawed individuals, whatever. People often suck and are awful to each other and themselves and that's fine. But there's got to be something that makes them redeemable and make you believe that they're a good person. And there's none of that in this

I actually really love the game creation and escapism aspects to this story, and the conversations about being someone else while you're inside of a game, and possessing the knowledge that no matter how often you fail or do the wrong thing, you can always try again. If the whole book had been just like that, then this probably would have earned a 3-4 star rating, even with the above complaints. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Gun violence and Cultural appropriation

Also the fact that Marx died is a personal attack since he was the only redeemable character in this story besides Sam's grandparents.

jillaay_h's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Racism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

adavis16's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

katiefurms's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

absolutely phenomenal book. I was entranced the entire way through. This book plays with time/chronology in a way that really keeps you hooked, always wondering how the story will get to the future that you know it eventually gets to. The characters are remarkably well written and so complex. The story is beautiful. I couldn’t put it down before, but especially after, the chapter called “The NPC.” That chapter is one of the most beautifully written chunks of literature I’ve ever read. I’m gonna have to go back and read this again, for sure. I recommend this to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Grief, Blood, Gore, Suicide, Car accident, Sexism, Chronic illness, Mass/school shootings, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

annaptobias's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

hannah_dv's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.25

It’s a fun book in being about video-games and the creative process but I do think the author was trying to do too much and seemed to use the book to virtue signal her opinion on every possible issue.

The book has suicide, car-crash, chronic pain, amputation, DV, shooting, death, LGBT violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Ableism, Hate crime, Blood, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Violence

wiitchea's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is a love letter to gamers everywhere. The characters were complex and flawed, and it made them incredibly lovable and relatable. The story takes turns you don’t expect, but in the end, it is expected, isn’t it? The wild twists and turns of life we never expect but know are bound to surprise us? How people fall out of our lives and promptly back into them? How lovely. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Cancer, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Cursing, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pregnancy

leefox's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Less traumatic, Little Life- lite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide attempt, Cancer, and Suicide

roisindoylebakare's review

dark emotional 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: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Cancer, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Ableism, and Adult/minor relationship

al3xa's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Car accident, Medical trauma, Ableism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship