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A review by mmarlborough
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
5 ⭐️ alert!!!! Wow. I loved this book SO MUCH and finally understand why it was Book of the Month’s Book of the Year.
Sam and Sadie quickly became best friends after a chance meeting when they were young. Reunited years later in college on the opposite coast, they forgive each other for past mistakes and decide to make a video game together. Pouring everything into the game, they achieve the impossible: they make a hit game. Now they are a package deal in the gaming community and while they are best friends, cracks begin to appear in their friendship. This is a story of friendship, being an artist, and the cost of collaboration spanning 30 years.
This joins the ranks of favorite books of all time for me, as I so deeply cared about these characters. Zevin created such real characters with deep backstories and family history, weaving in intricacies of sexism and racism throughout decades. She changed formats in several chapters which normally would have driven me crazy but it was done expertly and added so much to the story. I was so worried this book was overhyped, but it’s just so stellar!
I highly recommend this to all fans of character driven novels. But beware, you’ll probably need tissues while reading it.
✨Trigger Warnings: Death of a Parent, Suicide, Mass Shooting, Grief, Medical Trauma, Homophobia, Hate Crime, Pregnancy, Domestic Abuse, Cancer, Racism, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Eating Disorder, Animal Death
Sam and Sadie quickly became best friends after a chance meeting when they were young. Reunited years later in college on the opposite coast, they forgive each other for past mistakes and decide to make a video game together. Pouring everything into the game, they achieve the impossible: they make a hit game. Now they are a package deal in the gaming community and while they are best friends, cracks begin to appear in their friendship. This is a story of friendship, being an artist, and the cost of collaboration spanning 30 years.
This joins the ranks of favorite books of all time for me, as I so deeply cared about these characters. Zevin created such real characters with deep backstories and family history, weaving in intricacies of sexism and racism throughout decades. She changed formats in several chapters which normally would have driven me crazy but it was done expertly and added so much to the story. I was so worried this book was overhyped, but it’s just so stellar!
I highly recommend this to all fans of character driven novels. But beware, you’ll probably need tissues while reading it.
✨Trigger Warnings: Death of a Parent, Suicide, Mass Shooting, Grief, Medical Trauma, Homophobia, Hate Crime, Pregnancy, Domestic Abuse, Cancer, Racism, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Eating Disorder, Animal Death