A review by apriltrepagnier
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional relaxing 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

4.5

Book 4 - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (2022) by Gabrielle Zevin has been on my TBR since it first came out in 2022 due to its near-constant appearance in my face. Everybody loved this book. Everybody was reading this book. A NYT Bestseller, they already have it listed on the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. (Honestly, I wish I could live long enough to see how that list ages and evolves). But, much like Lessons in Chemistry, I just couldn't with the cover. 

I wish I could have gotten past the cover and read this one sooner. I loved it. And I loved it in that interesting way that happens when an author puts you through all the emotions without leaving me feeling manipulated as a reader. This is particularly impressive with this book, as it would have been so easy to get that part wrong. 

I really didn't like Sadie (the main female protagonist) and never felt like Zevin had an opinion about that one way or the other. In fact, in an odd reflection on the reading experience, it occurs to me that I would not be surprised if Zevin enjoys, or is at least more comfortable, writing male characters. 

Looking at the back copy, I don't think Marx gets the attention he deserves. This is so glaring, in my opinion, that I wonder if Zevin made a similar concession in her work that Sam and Sadie made with Ichigo. 

There is a danger with this book that no one is talking about...it is threatening to wreck my schedule as I really want to find a game to play for a little while.