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A review by chronic_listener
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Calling this a review is really a stretch because even after a couple of weeks I still have no idea what to say about this, except that I felt so f-cking seen by some of the quotes.
This book left me feeling hollow and heavy at the same time, please check trigger warnings before reading because this is chock full of them.
There's lots of talk about video games and the creativity and mechanics behind creating them (which I enjoyed reading about a lot). The writing style seems (intentionally) detached which would suggest the reader would not be as affected by the things happening in this story (wrong, I was very affected lol). It was like watching a train wreck happen and being unable to do anything about it, it was frustrating and infuriating and still an undeniably good book in its own way.
𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 is a book you either love or hate, and I really feel like I get both sides of it. I've come to the conclusion that I just was not the target audience for this, since I enjoy my books providing me a with good time rather than depression.
If you like books with deeply flawed characters, lots of complex issues, told over the course of multiple decades, video games and emotional damage, this might be for you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Abortion, Abandonment, and Alcohol