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A review by stefanie76
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
5.0
This was a family read with my 16-year-old son and my 50-something-year-old husband. It can be hard to find an appropriate book that appeals to all three of us.
It turned out to be a great choice for our family. And, happily, not just for the video game aficionados. I happened to like it too and I am NOT a gamer (unless you count wordle, spelling bee, and the other puzzle games on the NYT website). Nor do I know anything about the history of video games or anything about video game design. My two gamers were happy to fill in the blanks when I did not understand a reference.
But video game appreciation is just one component of the book. There are many layers to this book and various themes of friendship/love, success/failure, death/life, violence/rebirth, signs/paths, humanity/inhumanity, sacrifice/commitment, etc. I don't think the word "soulmates" was ever used but, to me, it was about that too.
The book is exceptionally well-written, creative, and original, including a BEAUTY-of-a-chapter written entirely in the second person, and another chapter written in an MMORPG format. Mind you, these are NOT just exercises in creative writing -- they truly push the story forward and develop the characters in meaningful ways.
I've never read anything like this. A true original. Love, love, loved it!
It turned out to be a great choice for our family. And, happily, not just for the video game aficionados. I happened to like it too and I am NOT a gamer (unless you count wordle, spelling bee, and the other puzzle games on the NYT website). Nor do I know anything about the history of video games or anything about video game design. My two gamers were happy to fill in the blanks when I did not understand a reference.
But video game appreciation is just one component of the book. There are many layers to this book and various themes of friendship/love, success/failure, death/life, violence/rebirth, signs/paths, humanity/inhumanity, sacrifice/commitment, etc. I don't think the word "soulmates" was ever used but, to me, it was about that too.
The book is exceptionally well-written, creative, and original, including a BEAUTY-of-a-chapter written entirely in the second person, and another chapter written in an MMORPG format. Mind you, these are NOT just exercises in creative writing -- they truly push the story forward and develop the characters in meaningful ways.
I've never read anything like this. A true original. Love, love, loved it!