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

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Sam and Sadie meet at a children’s hospital in LA (Sam as a patient and Sadie visiting her sister) and quickly bond over their love of video games. They grow up together but have a falling out before leaving for college in Cambridge, where they reconnect. Along with Sam’s friend Marx, they create an instantly successful video game and start their own gaming company. The book follows their creations over 15 years, and Sam and Sadie’s fraught relationship.

I’m still not sure how I felt about this book. It is really critically acclaimed and very well written. It’s imaginative, bringing video games to life on a page. On the other hand, the characters so are flawed that I struggle to root for any of them (except Marx, who is so sweet). But they do grow over time, which redeems them for me. The plot was slow, and yet still gripped me the whole time. This story is more contemporary fiction and drama than sci-fi, and much darker than I expected. ⚠️ TW: Gun violence.
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