Review by chaptersofchase - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

chaptersofchase 's review for:

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

3.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Book Review for Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Genre: Fiction
Trope: Coming-of-age
Format: 📖🎧
Pub Date: 7.5.2022
Star Rating: ☆☆☆.5

"The way to turn an ex-lover into a friend is to never stop loving them, to know that when one phase of a relationship ends, it can transform into something else. It is to acknowledge that love is both constant and a variable at the same time."

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is unquestionably a bookstagram made me do it book. If I hadn't seen such glowing reviews all over the place, I doubt I would've picked it up at my local bookstore.

I started by reading this one to get acquainted with the writing style, the characters, and the book's pacing, and then I moved on to listening to the story through Libro. FM. I can't say I preferred one over the other, but the audio did make me feel less overwhelmed by this chunk of a book. I just allowed myself to get lost in the storyline.

There wasn't an overwhelming amount of video game talk — there was definitely some, but it was nowhere near Ready Player One (which I was expecting). There's one chapter that felt odd to me and gave me the sci-fi vibes I felt in RPO, and, in complete honesty, I don't think it with the book. Also, I would like to point out that the video games in Tomorrow and Tomorrow weren't the action-heavy games I anticipated, but they had more of an Oregon Trail feel.

The story was alive with details about mundane events, which made me feel like the story could've been shortened a smidge. However, I did enjoy the nod to real-life people, places, and things, as that helped bring the story to life.

I can't say I liked the characters; Sam and Sadie each came with many proclivities that left me feeling meh towards them. Out of everyone, Marx was definitely my favorite person to follow. He seemed to be the most aware and compassionate of the main characters.

📖 Long detail oriented chapters
👀 Real-world influences
🤷🏽‍♀️ Somewhat likable characters
🛤 More Oregon Trail video game theme

❌ - suicide, mass shooting (this was the hardest part of the book to read because it was just so sad)

If you're looking for a detail-oriented book with character growth, I recommend reading tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.

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