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A review by the_review_witch
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I didn’t love this book. I really wanted to love it, but I found the characters difficult ( with the exception of Marxs). I don’t necessarily have to like the characters, but I do need to find something redeeming in them to be able to fully immerse myself in the story. This eventually happened, but it wasn’t until the last 50 to 75 pages of the book.
This story deals with a lot: suicide, abortion, gun, violence, abusive, romantic, relationships, and extremely difficult friendships. So be warned if you are considering reading it.
The story revolves around two people who have been friends for a long time - Sam and Sadie. Sam suffers from a disability that came from a car accident in his youth. He does his best to ignore this issue and at times, his inability to treat the issue that comes from his disability feels like self-flagellation. He finally does deal with it, but it takes a long time and it impacts his quality of life in almost every way.
Sadie and Sam’s relationship goes through a lot of ups and downs for people who are so close. And although they create video games together and eventually own a company together they have a terrible time communicating. Although it is not explained, it does seem likely that one or both of them are on the spectrum, which may be a part of the communication issue. There seems to be a lot of assumptions made between the both of them and their inability to communicate almost rises to the role of another character in the story.
In the end, I did finish the book because I wanted to see how it all ended. I am staying away from details purposely so as not to provide spoilers.
I will say as a Gen Xer that grew up outside of Boston, the Cambridge, that Sadie and Sam existed in was the Cambridge of my use. I did love the walk down memory lane when they mentioned, so many of the places that no longer exist
This story deals with a lot: suicide, abortion, gun, violence, abusive, romantic, relationships, and extremely difficult friendships. So be warned if you are considering reading it.
The story revolves around two people who have been friends for a long time - Sam and Sadie. Sam suffers from a disability that came from a car accident in his youth. He does his best to ignore this issue and at times, his inability to treat the issue that comes from his disability feels like self-flagellation. He finally does deal with it, but it takes a long time and it impacts his quality of life in almost every way.
Sadie and Sam’s relationship goes through a lot of ups and downs for people who are so close. And although they create video games together and eventually own a company together they have a terrible time communicating. Although it is not explained, it does seem likely that one or both of them are on the spectrum, which may be a part of the communication issue. There seems to be a lot of assumptions made between the both of them and their inability to communicate almost rises to the role of another character in the story.
In the end, I did finish the book because I wanted to see how it all ended. I am staying away from details purposely so as not to provide spoilers.
I will say as a Gen Xer that grew up outside of Boston, the Cambridge, that Sadie and Sam existed in was the Cambridge of my use. I did love the walk down memory lane when they mentioned, so many of the places that no longer exist
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Abortion