I went into Gabrielle Zevin's *Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow* a bit hesitant, given all the hype. I figured it was aimed at a specific crowd—either people who love stories about complicated friendships, or gamers. I'm not really either of those, so I wondered what I'd get out of it.And at first, I was sure I'd made a mistake. That first chapter felt so overwritten, pretentious and off-putting all at once, that I cringed my way through it. I thought, "This is it. The book everyone loves, a...

Masterful Storytelling With Striking, Memorable CharactersHere are some of the Glass Flowers at the Harvard Museum:Talk about strange coincidences. About two weeks ago, I was at The Harvard Museum, trying to find an exhibit of Thoreau’s flowers when I stumbled across these flowers.Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is nothing short of brilliant. Gabrielle Zevin's main characters, Sam and Sadie, are morally grey—they are imperfect characters, facing the challenge of growing into adults and defi...

So, I found "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" very entertaining and easy to read, but also disappointing at times. Starting with the positives, I found Gabrielle Zevin's prose incredibly readable. She really has a knack for telling a good story, and about 100 pages in, I felt completely immersed in her characters’ lives in a way that only the best writers can achieve. There’s a real slice-of-life feel to the storytelling in "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" that made me feel like I was...

edit 02/20/2023: bumped this up to a 5 because my mental stability is gone"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 a constant and a variable at the same time."Occasionally, I read a book that leaves me speechless, unable to grasp my emotions. This is one of those times.I won't give a summary of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow because...

***5 Stars***This is one of those books that, when someone asks you what it's about, you're kind of at a loss for words. Because, like the blurb says, it's basically about two good friends making a video game together.But is it really?I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this when I finally picked up "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" late through a BOTM add-on. (I even skipped it when it was a monthly pick!).Even though I grew up in the 80s and 90s, I never played video games...

Okay, so I know I'm probably alone here, but I wasn't exactly blown away by Gabrielle Zevin's *Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow*. A lack of focus really hurts *Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow*. I found myself struggling to connect with it. The story bounces around from the present to different times in the past, and it just doesn't give you enough time to really care about most of the characters, except maybe Marx.Generally, the writing itself is nice. I did find the parts about game de...

I feel... really disappointed by this. I've loved Zevin's books in the past, and I was lured in by some of the early starred reviews that promised I would be enchanted by this book. I can see the many interesting themes the author is juggling here and have highlighted a few passages I thought were noteworthy, yet a few moments of brilliance just couldn't make "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" any less tedious for me. The story is essentially about gamers and video games, throwing up consta...

This book is so utterly pretentious and tries so hard to be woke that I almost gave up on it instead of finishing it. I would have, if the beginning hadn’t been so beautifully done. There’s a line in *Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow* about a video game sequel being awful because it was farmed out to Indian programmers who had no interest in the game, and that’s how this book feels after the incredible start. The beginning was layered, nuanced, and artfully done. I hate flashbacks, but *Tomo...

Complicated and MemorableTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, is a multilayered novel about friendship, love, and video games.Sam and Sadie meet as kids and quickly bond over their shared love of video games. They develop a friendship that spans almost 30 years. The novel follows the highs and lows of their relationship, including falling in love, falling out, a love triangle, successes, and failures. Throughout it all, the one constant in their lives is video games.The narra...

I'll still be thinking about the brilliant book Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow long after today. Full disclosure: I'm a sucker for coming-of-age stories about Gen Xers, even when I don't have much in common with the characters besides sharing a birth year. In this case, the protagonists, Sadie and Sam, are two friends whose lives are deeply intertwined through their shared love of gaming. Let's be clear, this book is VERY focused on video games. Sadie and Sam play them, talk about them, de...