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

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

When I started reading this book, I felt myself fall back in love with what I felt when reading as a kid. It’s the same thing I feel now when I play a video game or watch a movie or start a new tv show. I think I got my English degree because I love stories and how we tell them. I told all of my friends before I was even halfway through they needed to read this book and described it as a story between two friends who grow up together and the complexities that come with that as they start making video games together; it’s a love letter to immersive storytelling both through text and with video games. 

I finished reading this novel on the one year anniversary of my grandfather’s death. I’ve done a lot of reflecting in that time and found different ways to grieve and process all my emotions. Crying as a mourned certain plot points at the same time my clock hit midnight and officially turned to the one year anniversary let me feel a catharsis I haven’t felt in a year. I don’t know if any of this makes sense. I’m still crying now after finishing the book. I’m just so happy to live in a world where books like this exist and we have stories that can be experienced in a variety of mediums.