This deserves all the hype! The intimacy of the relationships and incredible character development are one of a kind. Gabrielle Zevin really delivered.

I didn't know what I expected when I first started this book. This wasn't even a book that I was looking forward to this year, but wow. This is one of the best books of the year. It was so emotional and so satisfying.

I have a hard time knowing how to review this. There were points I LOVED this. There were also points I hated enough that I was legitimately considering a DNF. I can see why it’s so popular. It reminded me a bit of a better Normal People in some intangible ways(another Booksta sweetheart, which I absolutely hated 🤣).

There were many beautifully poignant and thought provoking passages. Of course there was also a lot of the typical refusal to communicate that annoys me to my very core usually, but here it was more realistic.

I really appreciated how the tension and turmoil of collaboration with a beloved friend was portrayed. I have been there and it can be so freaking hard when your goals and ideas of success are so vastly different. When there isn’t a right opinion or answer, how do you choose what path to take? How do you compromise without betraying yourself?

I think where this book got me was that our two protagonists, Sam and Sadie, ended up going from lovable and relatable to being completely unlikeable, insufferable narcissists. Luckily this was not the end of the story, but wow the going got tough there for a spell.

I have also read so many reviews saying that people wanted to play video games after this. I definitely did not at all 🤣 For whatever reason, my brain went straight to Pixar, and how the story was always as important as the visual aspects of animation.

This is getting long winded. So in conclusion, I liked this book. I may have loved it but parts made me mad. I think Taylor Swift put it best: “Like any true love, it drives you crazy but you wouldn’t change anything.”

This is one of those books that I probably wouldn't have picked up for myself without seeing all of the hype about it on Bookstagram. I was excited that I was approved to read it on NetGalley and it is definitely a book that is worthy of love. The only thing that kept this from being a five-star read for me was what I felt like was some lagging towards the end.

I loved the nostalgia of this book and the richly written, deeply flawed characters. This is one that will stick around with me and one that makes me want to invest in a video-gaming system!

Thank you to NetGallet for the copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

(4.5) What a beautifully written story, wow. This is a story of friendship and love through all sorts of phases of life. I really enjoyed this. It is very character-driven, which sometimes isn't my fav but I enjoyed the duality of these characters and following their story. She made the characters feel so tangible, so real. I loved her tone throughout the story, even as she took me on a rollercoaster of feelings toward our MCs. I was nervous going into it because I knew there was a lot of talk about video games, something I'm not super into, but I found it fascinating and loved how it connected the characters over decades. I think this story is so beautifully told and I'm really glad I read it. The emphasis it puts on holding on to the people you love, was really powerful to me. Such a great read!

Sam and Sadie were brought together by happenstance and swore they would be friends forever. What they didn't expect was for life to get in the way. But, when Sam sees Sadie on a train platform midway through his college studies, their friendship takes on a whole new level. Videogames helped cemen their friendship, now they are going to design a game together. What they didn't expect was for it to completely change the course of their lives. Again, they are determined to stay friends through it all but can their creativity and their wounded hearts keep them from drifting apart?

Thank you Knopf Doubleday & Netgalley for a digital copy of this book!

I enjoyed this book very much, the prose was really descriptive and the dialogue made them feel like real people

I tried reading this book a while ago, and put it down because the initial paragraphs were about a couple of gamers who became reacquainted with each other and wanted to write more games together. I rarely put a book down, but I felt strongly that I wouldn't like this one. Then I read a few other reviewers comments and decided to give the book another try. I'm so glad that I did. Although the book had more game drama, language, and story line, gaming is not what the book is about. It is about life, about tragedy, about resilience, about friendship that endures in spite of all of life's vagaries. The author is a word artist, describing character and emotion masterfully. I loved the book, even though it dragged in part. There was beauty and pathos in the characters and in their struggles. Heartily recommend

I have to admit, others have reviewed this book and spoke about how the book is about video gaming, so I was reluctant to read it. This is why I don’t like reading other reviews, because I loved it!!!!It was so smart and an interesting story of friendship that I haven’t read before. I adored the authors writing style, so unique and interesting. After reading this book, I would put it in my top 5 books read this year!!!

This might be the most unique book I've read in years. Yes, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, is about video games, but it's really about so much more than that. If you aren't a video games person, do not let that deter you from reading this book, because I'm not one, and I still loved it. It's really a book about the friendship of the two main characters, and also growing up. Some of the parts were kind of odd, but it was a book that I tore through, and then absolutely craved a book club to discuss it with because it was so different than anything else I have ever read before.

Thank you for the ARC of this book! I LOVED IT! Zevin creates complex, interesting and likable characters. This is not easy to do but she does it so well- Young Jane Young is another example. The story is completely captivating and moves along at an appropriate pace. I savored every word. Content warning for gun violence.

Tomorrowx3 shrouds itself with a cool effortlessness that allows a reader to sink into the story about three characters that grow to know each other over the course of years wanting to make a video game together. However, much like video games, this book can feel that it reads like a tutorial. At times the characters' actions and characteristics feel oversimplified by forgettable dialog, or their unearthed melodramas feel overexplained. The characters feel nearly too good at being adrift in their lives: a lack of focus that I felt getting to know the characters was becoming repetitive more than reading as linear and having organic growth. There's a bit of a tedium that matches the book's exhaustive length, that could have been condensed in a way that didn't make me feel like the book equated a story's length with being in itself more interesting. The ambition of Tomorrowx3 is captivating, and there's a lot that readers will get out of and enjoy from this story, but I am not one of those readers, unfortunately.

This is a book that will stay with me forever. The way that Gabrielle Zevin depicts lifelong relationships, how people interact with art and technology, and the complexities of success and failure is absolutely genius. I would be surprised if this wasn’t nominated for a Pulitzer.

This is the kind of book that makes you feel not so alone, and not so different from everybody else. It reminds you that your life is infinitely valuable, yet finite—yet your words, work, and interactions live on forever.

Do yourself a service and read this book. Then buy a copy for everyone you know.

Sincere thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

This book was beautiful. For the most part the video game/gamer stuff wasn’t too much for this non-gamer, but there was a part towards the middle that was a little too much video game talk for me and I lost interest for a while. I eventually saw how it fit into the story/book, but, I still didn’t enjoy that part (it was literally like, one chapter, so maybe I’m being over dramatic?) overall, still a beautiful story of the love between friends.

Wow wow wow. Will be thinking about this one for a long time. Devastating and gorgeous. The Pioneers section slayyyyyed me. About friendship and its forms, love and its forms, life being long and short. I’m still not sure how I feel about one rather large incident that takes place near the end of the book — did it feel a little schtick-y? But ADORED the monologue section/POV that came after it. Thé interiority of this book is simply astounding. Reminded me of The Nix by Nathan Hill — though totally different!

A new one for my ‘All Time Faves’ shelf! This is one of those books that makes me think, yes, this is why I read. What a book! What a story! And also - how clever is Gabrielle Zevin?!!!!! Immediately checking out her older work. The research, the ideas, the storyline and characters.. what on earth?!? Soooo smart!
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Loved the 90’s gaming setting for this one - especially when references were made to the classics. But mostly I just loved this bunch of mixed up flawed lead characters and their (frustrating at times) friendships and love. Argh! So good! Also, LOVE the cover and how it ties in, and the title - oh the title - and where it’s from!
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Thank you @netgalley for my gifted ebook.. I ended up with a physical copy from the library because it’s so pretty. And I’ll need to buy a copy for my shelves now too… My fave so far (I’ve only read three though) of the Booker long listers.
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This is one of my favorite books from this year. It was recommended to me many times via a variety of platforms and I'm so glad I read it. It's even better on audio! Five stars.

I almost didn't request this on Netgalley because of the video game element but then I saw John Green endorsement so I went for it. And before you knew it I was completely drawn into this story and the evolving friendship of the two creators of the games. The only real connection I have to gaming is watching the TV series Mythic Quest which is also about relationships and creativity. I am a fan of both the show and this book but I DO NOT Game!. I think this is an important selling point because this isn't really about that. If you think of it as storytelling vs playing video games I think any lover of books , particularly books about relationships and growing up, will really enjoy this read.

Sam and Sadie meet as kids in a Los Angeles hospital and instantly bond over video games. They have a falling out as kids and don’t talk to each other again until six years later when they meet in a subway station in Boston during their college years. They rekindle their friendship and decide to make a video game. And so begins a decades long collaboration…

TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW is a story of love, friendship, partnership, and family. It is a story of relational ups and downs. It is a story of change.

I am by no means a gamer and I LOVED this story. The gaming piece is a background connector - not a theme or a plot point. You don’t have to understand or know video games to love these characters and their stories. You just need to love stories about people and relationships that span decades.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this amazing story. 4.5⭐️

Thank you NetGalley, Knopf, and Random House for this e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is definitely one of my favourite reads of 2022 so far! In “Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow” readers follow Sam and Sadie, two flawed people who meet as kids and are trying to navigate their through adulthood.

Its been a while since I’ve felt so connected to the main characters of a book and it felt as if Sam and Sadie were actually two of my friends. I love the nostalgia surrounding the games and the atmosphere that was brought to the stort by its 90s setting.

Although the plot was a tad predicatble at times, I felt very moved by everything that happened to the characters. Sam and Sadie both experience incredibly difficult things growing up, and their friendship is definitely not a smooth ride. I think Zevin did a great job at depicting the way friendships evolve while growing up. The way in which the characters struggle with finding their own place in the world, while also figuring out who they are, was very recognisable.

Overall, a very touching, moving, and enjoyable read, and I am sad I will never be able to play the games they developed in the books!

4.5/5 stars

This novel is a delightful mix of readable and deep. On one level, it’s an engaging story of two childhood friends who meet again as college students and embark on a successful career as video game designers. But on a deeper level, it’s a meditation on love and loss, on friendship and work. I loved Sam, Sadie, and Marx - and was completely caught up in their lives.