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.

"Maybe it was the willingness to play that hinted at a tender, eternally newborn part in all humans. Maybe it was the willingness to play that kept them from despair."

I have to confess - I'm a huge gamer nerd. I've been playing games on PC & Xbox for as long as I can remember. In the time of the pandemic, I think many did as I did - played more open world MMO's and made safe friendships. So this story pushes all my nerd buttons in the best way.

This is, first, a messy story. It's about friendship and a love so deep it cuts even in the good times. Sam and Sadie have been friends since before they were both teenagers. A friendships forged completely in video games, a love they both shared unlike the other kids their age.

After a misunderstanding and a falling out, they each go their separate ways to college and find themselves in similar tech fields. They propose making a game together. It was fascinating to see all their ideas. Sadie's rough student projects were amazing. I would have loved that factory game. I would have played the crap out of the tsunami and voyage home game. I even would have loved the theater murder.

But even as they are making and creating, they are finding new ways to hurt and misunderstand each other. Sometimes the on-line world is easier and less messier than actually having IRL relationships. It was a story that sucked me in to their hardships and fights as much as their high times of loving both their games and others. This was an interesting story, a voyage I enjoyed. I'm so glad I gave this one a try!

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

I really enjoyed the beginning of this a ton. I felt like it dragged in the middle years; but obviously I'm in the minority since #Bookstagram loves it!

~ NET GALLEY REVIEW ~

I've been telling anyone who will listen to me - this book is hands down my favorite of the year, if not my favorite of all time. It's so authentically and beautifully written. It's a real love story between friendships and family. It covers sexism, racism, disability, grief, hard work, risk. I loved it all. I also loved every character, well maybe minus one, but it was so good. Terribly, terribly good.

Sam Maser and Sadie Green have been friends since the two of them met while playing video games in a hospital, becoming friends though through false pretenses. Years pass until they finally meet again, still with a love for video games. Sadie & Sam start creating video games that end up changing the video game world as they know it.

“𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆.”

The characters in this book talk about and deal with disabilities, racism, tragedy, fame, and sexism. The love between the two is friendship based and never exceeded past that, although at many points Sam wished it were more.

“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒏.“

This book was in the third person which is my least favorite so that turned me away immediately but I kept reading. I felt as is this book was repetitive and also confusing at times because it goes from past to present from one paragraph to the next without breaking it up. The plot line wasn’t one that was all that interesting to me, I was hoping for a little more. I’m disappointed I didn’t love it as much as I thought I would, but the writing itself was easy enough to get through without DNFing.

Thank you Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and @netgalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutely loved Zevins first book, it was one of the first books that made me fall back into love with reading during the pandemic so I knew that I needed to try this one! This book focuses and is a love story to video games and that was something that I have never really felt in a book before. My boyfriend plays video games, and sometimes I play with him, which made this book so much more fun for me (do not have to love video games to love this book tho). This book is such an amazing story of love, friendship, and a world so beautifully described you cannot help but love it! Definitely a unique and unforgettable story, I'd recommend to pretty much anyone.

I wanted to love this novel, but it just didn’t happen. It is an interesting story of two people as they grow and navigate life, both together and separately. It happens that these two people are video game designers, but the book does a good enough job explaining things and not making this story only for gamers. The story, however, just didn’t work for me. It was frustratingly long and drawn out without enough of a finality to compensate.