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A review by jsingh
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5/5
God damn was this sad. This was quite an adventure to read. I'm no gamer, but I could appreciate this. My favorite part was the chapter on "Pioneer." I did feel like this book was a little too long and covered more perspectives than it needed, but it was quite well written. I could definitely see myself reading another book by Zevin in the future. Well done!
Favorite Quotes below!
"'A maze', he would say, 'is the video game distilled to its purest form.' Maybe so, but this was revisionist and self-aggrandizing. The mazes were for Sadie. To design a game is to imagine the person who will eventually play it." (47:24)
"The freight was in proportion to the groove." (4:44:15)
"Those two are thick as thieves. They'll do anything for each other." (5:18:56)
[Sadie to Sam] "I would've shown up in the game of your life either way." (5:46:30)
"Sam had surprised her. There was real depth to his side [Mapletown] and she had found herself in tears when she played Sam's side together with her side [Meyer Landing] for the first time." (7:02:39)
"'They wanted you! They wanted you! They wanted you!' She beats his [Sam's] chest with her fists, and he doesn't try to stop her. 'Harder' he thinks." (10:58:10)
LQ: Ludo means 'game' in Latin.
Emily: 'What does 'Quintas' mean?'
'Fifth,' Dedalus said after a beat. 'Fifth game.' (12:31:50)
Emily B. Marx: Is it you?...Samson is it you? Be honest for once in your life.
Dedalus84: Yes
Emily B. Marx: How did you find me?
Dedalus84: Find you? I built this place for you. I made it look like Oregon Trail because I knew you would like it. (12:32:32)
Emily looked at Alabaster - at their lilac eyes and their lilac hair. "Sam?"
"Who's Sam?" Alabaster said.
"Are you Sam as well?"
Alabaster lowered themself to their knees. "Sadie."
The figure of Emily disappeared from Alabaster's house.
(Emily has left Friendship) (12:35:27)
"So, Sam builds an MMO RPG to lure one gamer? Brilliant. Crazy, but brilliant." (12:46:29)
"I guess Sam watched to see if I would join, and once I joined, he created a series of identities to keep me playing." (12:47:05)
God damn was this sad. This was quite an adventure to read. I'm no gamer, but I could appreciate this. My favorite part was the chapter on "Pioneer." I did feel like this book was a little too long and covered more perspectives than it needed, but it was quite well written. I could definitely see myself reading another book by Zevin in the future. Well done!
Favorite Quotes below!
"'A maze', he would say, 'is the video game distilled to its purest form.' Maybe so, but this was revisionist and self-aggrandizing. The mazes were for Sadie. To design a game is to imagine the person who will eventually play it." (47:24)
"The freight was in proportion to the groove." (4:44:15)
"Those two are thick as thieves. They'll do anything for each other." (5:18:56)
[Sadie to Sam] "I would've shown up in the game of your life either way." (5:46:30)
"Sam had surprised her. There was real depth to his side [Mapletown] and she had found herself in tears when she played Sam's side together with her side [Meyer Landing] for the first time." (7:02:39)
"'They wanted you! They wanted you! They wanted you!' She beats his [Sam's] chest with her fists, and he doesn't try to stop her. 'Harder' he thinks." (10:58:10)
LQ: Ludo means 'game' in Latin.
Emily: 'What does 'Quintas' mean?'
'Fifth,' Dedalus said after a beat. 'Fifth game.' (12:31:50)
Emily B. Marx: Is it you?...Samson is it you? Be honest for once in your life.
Dedalus84: Yes
Emily B. Marx: How did you find me?
Dedalus84: Find you? I built this place for you. I made it look like Oregon Trail because I knew you would like it. (12:32:32)
Emily looked at Alabaster - at their lilac eyes and their lilac hair. "Sam?"
"Who's Sam?" Alabaster said.
"Are you Sam as well?"
Alabaster lowered themself to their knees. "Sadie."
The figure of Emily disappeared from Alabaster's house.
(Emily has left Friendship) (12:35:27)
"So, Sam builds an MMO RPG to lure one gamer? Brilliant. Crazy, but brilliant." (12:46:29)
"I guess Sam watched to see if I would join, and once I joined, he created a series of identities to keep me playing." (12:47:05)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content and Mass/school shootings