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A review by andthensarahread
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.75
Plot: 5
Engagement: 5
Characters: 5
Style: 4
Overall Rating: 4.75/5
Review: I read this one almost solely because of recommendations from others. Frankly, I'm not really into gaming and on first glance, I assumed it wouldn't be interesting to me. I was way off.
First of all, this book inexplicably made me able to pay attention to descriptions of games, gameplay, tech, etc that normally would make my eyes glaze over. I have to attribute that in large part to the overall plot and the characters, who I keep wishing were real people and my friends. At various points, I completely identified with different characters, but then would be angry with them in the next chapter for their actions. Overall though, my heart was completely invested in Sam and Sadie. The characters were the absolute heart of the book.
The references were clever and the writing was clever. The descriptions were detailed and really painted a picture in your mind.
My small issue was with the style as I found it jumped around (in present, flashbacks, locations, game descriptions, characters) and it was sometimes difficult to follow where you were in the story. It was probably purposefully done in order to make the story come together in the way it did, but it was on occasion distracting.
Overall, this book made me feel my feelings an awful lot, which was not what I expected going in. The gamut of feelings: happy, annoyed, excited, sad, nervous, aching heartbreak, love. It was a pleasure!
Engagement: 5
Characters: 5
Style: 4
Overall Rating: 4.75/5
Review: I read this one almost solely because of recommendations from others. Frankly, I'm not really into gaming and on first glance, I assumed it wouldn't be interesting to me. I was way off.
First of all, this book inexplicably made me able to pay attention to descriptions of games, gameplay, tech, etc that normally would make my eyes glaze over. I have to attribute that in large part to the overall plot and the characters, who I keep wishing were real people and my friends. At various points, I completely identified with different characters, but then would be angry with them in the next chapter for their actions. Overall though, my heart was completely invested in Sam and Sadie. The characters were the absolute heart of the book.
The references were clever and the writing was clever. The descriptions were detailed and really painted a picture in your mind.
My small issue was with the style as I found it jumped around (in present, flashbacks, locations, game descriptions, characters) and it was sometimes difficult to follow where you were in the story. It was probably purposefully done in order to make the story come together in the way it did, but it was on occasion distracting.
Overall, this book made me feel my feelings an awful lot, which was not what I expected going in. The gamut of feelings: happy, annoyed, excited, sad, nervous, aching heartbreak, love. It was a pleasure!