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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

361 reviews

olivetree614's review

adventurous emotional funny fast-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? Yes

5.0

Masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Death

Minor: Abortion and Car accident

sbnptwrn's review

emotional hopeful sad 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

3.0

The concept/premise was great but I feel that Zevin didn’t pull through with the execution. Felt like it was trying to juggle so many parts or elements that it resulted in way less ‘signal’ than there is ‘noise.’ I think it would’ve benefitted with some more structural edits/different editorial decisions. Often there were parts where the prose felt quite flat or bloated, and while I appreciate the attempts at social commentary it often felt shoehorned and could’ve been integrated into the narrative better. (Same with the homages and descriptions of video games). Second half felt weaker,  and while I did find Sam to be interesting I generally find that the characters were not very compelling. I think that this story may have worked better as a TV series/film

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Grief, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Homophobia, Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Antisemitism, Cancer, Abortion, and Pregnancy

i11iane's review against another edition

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Minor: Blood, Sexual content, and Racism

fancyjess_party's review

emotional medium-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Drug use, Car accident, Bullying, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Ableism, Suicide, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Medical content, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Cancer, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Violence, and Toxic relationship

flordemaga's review

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.75

A beautifully written book with complex characters who feel very alive in their relationships with each other. Its thoughtful in its exploration of themes. I find myself really wanting to play Ichigo. 

Knocked .25 stars because I genuinely hated the Pioneer section. Everything else I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Ableism, Cancer, Death of parent, Homophobia, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Racism, Murder, and Abortion

wilhelmena's review

3.0

This book was a fun read and mostly enjoyable, I felt that I probably won't think about it much after today, it didn't make me consider the world in a new way. I found it to be cheesy at times which is fine but considering the weighty topics at times- it made it feel too light, like it was forcing joy in where it didn't need to be. I would reccomend this to someone who likes YA, fast paced books with lots of fun and new ideas throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Abortion

helenstratton'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy and Racism

megshughes_13's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

just not my kind of thing.
written well but i just found it incredibly boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

shoelace's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

I really loved the diverse set of characters, the varied narrative and the different perspectives presented. However I feel that the strongest parts of the book are also it's biggest flaws: diverse character traits sometimes feel just listed without meaning, just to be also included; and the writing, in general style as well as for the use of fancy words and character insights seemed in part over the top and somewhat pretentious. Nonetheless Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow was a book I very much enjoyed reading in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racism

amymarchlawrence's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicide, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship