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A review by helenecats
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
It was a joy to buddy read this in January with about 50 Bookstagrammers! I was so glad I got this book in a Kindle sale. It had been on my wishlist for months, because a) THIS COVER 🤩 and b) the glowing reviews!!
I definitely recommend this to people who were born in the mid to late 80s, like me. You don't need to be a gamer to understand this book, but it will certainly help you love it if you have played video games before.
Did I love all the characters? Definitely not. I actually hated Dov and disliked almost all of the other ones at one point or another. Except Marx. He was great.
I don't want to reveal too much about the plot. All I will say is that I am glad that I read this book, and I've been trying to convince my fiancé to read it ever since. It's also made me nostalgic of a time where I spent hours on the PlayStation: Final Fantasy VII, VII, IX, Rayman, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Gran Turismo, Heart of Darkness, and many more games, helped me connect with my otherwise extremely annoying brother. Now that we are both in our 30s, we love each other very much, but at the time, gaming was one of the things that made us tolerate each other, and it was so fun watching each other play. At the time I didn't know any other girls who enjoying playing video games, and I then moved to PC games such as Roller Coaster Tycoon, Sim City 2000, and then got really addicted to the Sims.
Back to reading - this book made me travel back in time, but also make me cry. Just rereading some of the quotes to select my favourites made me choke up a bit. Do check trigger warnings beforehand. I hope they make a series or movie out of it!
I definitely recommend this to people who were born in the mid to late 80s, like me. You don't need to be a gamer to understand this book, but it will certainly help you love it if you have played video games before.
Did I love all the characters? Definitely not. I actually hated Dov and disliked almost all of the other ones at one point or another. Except Marx. He was great.
I don't want to reveal too much about the plot. All I will say is that I am glad that I read this book, and I've been trying to convince my fiancé to read it ever since. It's also made me nostalgic of a time where I spent hours on the PlayStation: Final Fantasy VII, VII, IX, Rayman, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Gran Turismo, Heart of Darkness, and many more games, helped me connect with my otherwise extremely annoying brother. Now that we are both in our 30s, we love each other very much, but at the time, gaming was one of the things that made us tolerate each other, and it was so fun watching each other play. At the time I didn't know any other girls who enjoying playing video games, and I then moved to PC games such as Roller Coaster Tycoon, Sim City 2000, and then got really addicted to the Sims.
Back to reading - this book made me travel back in time, but also make me cry. Just rereading some of the quotes to select my favourites made me choke up a bit. Do check trigger warnings beforehand. I hope they make a series or movie out of it!