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thewildkat 's review for:
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The author should have edited out about 100 useless pages and the book would have left a better impression. The author added too many details about things that didn’t matter to the actual storyline. The book format was annoying and the last few chapters were shoved together, when all the previous chapters were followed by page breaks.
None of the characters were likable (or at least unlikable in an interesting way) and seemed to switch personalities at random times. Sam was inherently boring and unfortunately, over half of the book was written from his warped perspective.
The relationship aspects of this book were uninteresting and always strained for petty reasons. This book could have been great for LGBTQIA+ perspectives or Neurodivergent inclusivity, but the author fumbled these issues as well. It’s like she forgot her plot points while writing about these big issues, which, as someone who is both Pan and Neurodivergent, was very disappointing.
The book was pretentious, used a lot of SAT words incorrectly (as well as German words). The author was preachy about random things and over used gaming metaphors, which to an avid gamer, came across as lazy. The book wasn’t nearly as intelligently written as it pretended to be.
The author’s tangent on Japanese appropriation was annoying (as someone who has Japanese ancestry). She could have explained how Ichigo wasn’t actually appropriation because of Marx’s heritage, but instead she tried to discount appropriation all together.
Overall, this book was poorly written, developed, and executed. It lacked feeling and depth, coming across as 1 dimensional. It was a good idea, but again, poorly executed.
None of the characters were likable (or at least unlikable in an interesting way) and seemed to switch personalities at random times. Sam was inherently boring and unfortunately, over half of the book was written from his warped perspective.
The relationship aspects of this book were uninteresting and always strained for petty reasons. This book could have been great for LGBTQIA+ perspectives or Neurodivergent inclusivity, but the author fumbled these issues as well. It’s like she forgot her plot points while writing about these big issues, which, as someone who is both Pan and Neurodivergent, was very disappointing.
The book was pretentious, used a lot of SAT words incorrectly (as well as German words). The author was preachy about random things and over used gaming metaphors, which to an avid gamer, came across as lazy. The book wasn’t nearly as intelligently written as it pretended to be.
The author’s tangent on Japanese appropriation was annoying (as someone who has Japanese ancestry). She could have explained how Ichigo wasn’t actually appropriation because of Marx’s heritage, but instead she tried to discount appropriation all together.
Overall, this book was poorly written, developed, and executed. It lacked feeling and depth, coming across as 1 dimensional. It was a good idea, but again, poorly executed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail