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A review by caleighh
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
this book was a rollercoaster, to say the least.
there were so many parts that i hated. the first half of the book felt so pretentious and dense, and i constantly wanted to throw it across the room. literally.
the characters are beyond frustrating. sadie and sam got on my every last nerve for a good portion of the novel. especially when they would go years not talking to each other for the most petty reasons? i wanted to strangle them oh my god.
but i also loved them. marx specifically held such a special place in my heart for the entire book (miss zevin i will never forgive u for ‘the npc’). sadie and sam, while frustrating, were also just so real. they were complex and - forgive me for the cliche - perfectly imperfect.
this story is 100% more about the characters than the plot, but i still found the process of creating a video game and forming a company to be really intriguing. along with everything else that our characters had to endure throughout the course of these 400 pages.
the only true complaint i have here is the writing style. i think if this book was written differently, it would be a six star read for me. looking back on it, i think it’s the writing that made this feel so, well, pretentious and dense. it reads like an overly detailed nonfiction book at points (aka not my thing).
i hated this book. i loved this book. i was mad. i was at peace. i was laughing. i was sobbing. this is one of those books that leaves you just ... feeling. you know how you feel, but it’s impossible to put it into words. which, in my opinion, is the best way to feel about a book.
there were so many parts that i hated. the first half of the book felt so pretentious and dense, and i constantly wanted to throw it across the room. literally.
the characters are beyond frustrating. sadie and sam got on my every last nerve for a good portion of the novel. especially when they would go years not talking to each other for the most petty reasons? i wanted to strangle them oh my god.
but i also loved them. marx specifically held such a special place in my heart for the entire book (miss zevin i will never forgive u for ‘the npc’). sadie and sam, while frustrating, were also just so real. they were complex and - forgive me for the cliche - perfectly imperfect.
this story is 100% more about the characters than the plot, but i still found the process of creating a video game and forming a company to be really intriguing. along with everything else that our characters had to endure throughout the course of these 400 pages.
the only true complaint i have here is the writing style. i think if this book was written differently, it would be a six star read for me. looking back on it, i think it’s the writing that made this feel so, well, pretentious and dense. it reads like an overly detailed nonfiction book at points (aka not my thing).
i hated this book. i loved this book. i was mad. i was at peace. i was laughing. i was sobbing. this is one of those books that leaves you just ... feeling. you know how you feel, but it’s impossible to put it into words. which, in my opinion, is the best way to feel about a book.