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A review by heyitsjude
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
4.0
Reading Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow was a bittersweet experience. It was real in the sense that we are presented with two deeply flawed characters and we follow the course of their friendship as the story goes on. Out of the books I’ve read their relationship by far is one of the most realistic ones I’ve seen. It’s messy and complicated. They argue, and when they do they hit all the right points because they know each other best. It’s also because they know each other best that they deeply care for each other.
This book was such an accurate portrayal of how the course of one’s life can change within a moment. It shows how a friendship can shape you and how people can grow or decay in relationship like the one Sadie and Sam had. There are certain points in the book where I believe the two are both good and bad for the other. The author’s decision for Sadie and Sam not to end up together was an interesting choice. Instead showing that their value as creative partners was worth more than the possibility of being lovers.
Sam/Mazer despite all his flaws was my favorite character. Maybe it’s because I found him to be the most relatable. As I was also once a sick kid playing video games in the hospital. When I was in the hospital they didn’t have duck hunt, but they did have Super Mario. I related to his feelings of inadequacy. The feeling that your existence is burdensome. And if the things that weighed you down didn’t hold you back your life could be so much better. It was nice to see someone like Sam in this book. I felt seen reading some of his lines. I’ve never seen someone write about the experience of chronic illness/disability the way Zevin does.
I loved following the highs and lows of Sam and Sadie’s lives. It was such a genuine book and an accurate portrayal of a special kind of relationship. The one that borders on the what could’ve been and what they really are to each other.
This book was such an accurate portrayal of how the course of one’s life can change within a moment. It shows how a friendship can shape you and how people can grow or decay in relationship like the one Sadie and Sam had. There are certain points in the book where I believe the two are both good and bad for the other. The author’s decision for Sadie and Sam not to end up together was an interesting choice. Instead showing that their value as creative partners was worth more than the possibility of being lovers.
Sam/Mazer despite all his flaws was my favorite character. Maybe it’s because I found him to be the most relatable. As I was also once a sick kid playing video games in the hospital. When I was in the hospital they didn’t have duck hunt, but they did have Super Mario. I related to his feelings of inadequacy. The feeling that your existence is burdensome. And if the things that weighed you down didn’t hold you back your life could be so much better. It was nice to see someone like Sam in this book. I felt seen reading some of his lines. I’ve never seen someone write about the experience of chronic illness/disability the way Zevin does.
I loved following the highs and lows of Sam and Sadie’s lives. It was such a genuine book and an accurate portrayal of a special kind of relationship. The one that borders on the what could’ve been and what they really are to each other.