I was so excited to read this title after hearing about it on Goodreads. I read another by this author while looking for a copy of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. The storied life of AJ Fikrey was the title I read first and quite enjoyed it. Good characters in a touching, enjoyable story.
I was thrilled to find I had been given a copy of Tomorrow,, via Netgalley and couldn't wait to start reding. Unfortunately that excitement soon wore off. I enjoyed the nostalgia of the older games, but not being a big gamer myself, I didn't connect to much of it. I did not like the characters and became frustrated with them and their constant drama- mostly caused by rash judgments and lack of communication. I so wanted to like this, but instead found it tedious to get through. It seemed so long! I hated the Dov character- which I get you are supposed to feel that way at least to some degree. I get that, but I found him offensive and did not like the language used. I would not recommend this to anyone, unfortunately, but after so liking the first title I would try another by this author.

A beautiful, thought-provoking novel.
In the beginning, I was a little worried that my lack of interest in and experience with video games might hinder my appreciation for this book. However. I never felt lost and I still grew to love and appreciate the characters. Even though video games are a huge part of the story, this book is in no way Sci fi and in all ways literary fiction, and A beautiful story of love and friendship. I highly recommend giving this a read, especially for millennials.

This was an epic love story, but not the romantic type of love. The type of love that forms you and your experiences with life. The story is hard hitting but refreshingly honest. I loved every bit of it.
The story is told in a mixture of perspectives from characters and the video games they created. A lot of the video game reference are culturally accurate and the author really captured the zeal one felt playing games during this time.

This is such a unique read, I think readers of all genres will really enjoy this novel.

My sincere thanks to the author and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for the gifted review copy via NetGalley. Now available.

4.5 stars rounded up to 5. I love this book in every aspect, the characters felt very real, the plot was enough to keep the book moving forward but was not overly involved and let the characters be the main focus, and the writing was sublime.

Zevin packed this novel with so much honest commentary about issues in the gaming community, guns, manipulative partners, LBGTQIA+, and being non-white christian in the US. In fiction, it is very easy to try to make the world seem perfect. I fell in love with Zevin and this book because of her contrasting the video games with the real world. I love that she did not shy away from talking about the hardships in the real world and then seeing Sam change those aspects in the games he created.

What makes this book so compelling is the characters. Marx, Sadie, and Sam each face their own private struggles and seeing their relationships between each other evolve over the course of the novel was phenomenal. It is a testament to Zevin's talent as these characters felt incredibly real, raw, and easy to connect with.

While this book heavily feature gaming, you do not need to be immersed in that world to appreciate the beauty that is Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. There are so many quotable lines about grief, love, pain, determination, any type of relationship, and growth. Thank you to NetGalley and Alfred A Knopf for an ARC.

This was an interesting book. I heard you didn’t have to play or enjoy video games to read this but I think it would have been better if I did. I definitely had my interest wane during this book especially during the Pioneers section.

A beautiful story of friendship, love, loss, and video games, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is about how we connect to people, how we know ourselves and others. I fell in love with Sam, Sadie, and all the characters who enter and exit their orbit over decades of friendship. Zevin blends a story Shakespearean in scope but still intimate, heartfelt, and utterly tender.

This is truly one of the most beautiful books I've read in years. It was so beautifully written; I felt so connected to its characters that I felt that I had grown up with them—which made the twists and ending all the more devastating. I finished this last month, but I'm still thinking about how well Zevin paired a classic coming-of-age story with a critique startup/workplace culture in a world that's constantly changing. I've recommended this book to EVERYONE I know and I hope that it's up for all the top book awards this year.

This was the first book of Zevin's that I've read and will be quickly diving into the rest of her books!

Thank you to NetGalley and Knof Publishing for providing me with an eARC of the book for my honest review!

rating: 4.85

Wow!!! I truly loved this book. I gave it a 4 just based on all the rep. I had no idea that this was going to have Korean rep which was such a wonderful surprise. It's rare to find in many contemporary, much less, romance novels--or I guess, books in general.

The story mainly surrounds Sam Masur (later Mazer) and Sadie Green. They meet as children in a hospital where Sadie's sister is receiving treatment and Sam is there after a tragic accident. The two bond over videogames and become best friends. They have a falling out not short after, and meet later on in life as college students who decide to make a videogame together. They stick with each other (sometimes begrudgingly) through the ups and downs of running a company together as well as navigating what it means to be adults in their own right, and also in the face of loss and grief. It's a love story but not.

I loved all the intricate layers and levels of humanity that was woven into the story and characters. We're shown how grief affects people in different ways and how they heal at different rates through various means. The characters felt like real people with real backgrounds and problems and feelings. I particularly enjoyed how accurately Asians were depicted in several characters.

The flow of the book slowed down for me a bit too much at around the 80% mark during Pioneers. I understood why Sadie's playthrough of Pioneers was important but it's not obvious to the reader, or at least it wasn't to me, until after everything is said and done. Which is why I didn't feel this was a full 5 stars. I also felt the number of unfortunate occurrences some of these characters lived through was a bit of a stretch, almost soapy opera-y.

However, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a mind-blowing read with lots of fascinating storylines and gaming tidbits. I don't consider myself a gamer, but I thoroughly appreciated this book. This is a must read in my opinion.

What a great book! I loved the incorporation of computer science/coding into a novel and making it feel so relevant in today's world. The characters were amazing and I fell in love with them.

I really enjoyed this book and I can see why its praise is so high! The storyline spanning so many years was interesting and I loved getting to see how the characters changed. Their friendship was so realistic and they dealt with so many challenges and changes. I also loved the gaming aspect and was really interested in how games are produced. This book was extremely character driven which felt a little slow for me at times.

I loved this book! Great read. Set in the world of video games in the late '90s/early 2000's, a very memorable exploration of friendship and love.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow was a novel that handled the complexities of friendship with a steady hand. It was all done within both real life and the gaming world. Though you do not have to be a video game lover to appreciate the story. The book delivered something unique and I am glad I read it.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a unique story about Sam and Sadie's thirty-year friendship. At times, this felt repetitive, and I didn't love all the video game references so I enjoyed the first half better than the second half, but still an enjoyable read!

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest review.

This is the first book that I have read from this author and I am definitely interested in reading more. It has been some time since I have read something so completely original and thoroughly captivating at the same time. I felt like this book spoke to me on multiple levels as it followed the relationship that begins in childhood between two gamer friends. I liked that this author spent so much time making sure she was well versed on all things gaming and game creation to create something that was such a unique blend of tech, friendship, and coming of age. I will remember this one for quite some time and am glad that I got a chance to experience this one. Thanks for the ARC, NetGalley.

At first blush, this is a relatively quick and interesting story about friends who make a video game together. But this book really had me thinking after I had finished it. I loved the different formats Zevin used to tell the story, shifting narratives and frameworks, keeping the reader engaged and connected to the many layers of the story. The fact that it takes place in the 90s when I was also coming of age is a fun bonus. PS- I’m not much into video games, but that didn’t detract from my reading experience one bit.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy.

What an excellent read. I couldn't put this one down. A portrayal of friendship that actually doesn't lead into romance. Just so good.

Thanks to @NetGalley and @Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for the advanced copy of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.

Sam and Sadie don’t meet under the best circumstances, but they end up bonding over a shared love of video games. While they grow apart in periods of their lives, the video games always bring them back together.

This book is very relatable for anyone who grew up playing video games with friends and siblings. We see our characters grow and make mistakes and experience love and loss. This book was quite simply, beautiful. I enjoyed every page and will be certainly reading more from Zevin.

Another fun one! This one came to me via John Green's Instagram story & since I'm a big fan of his writing I knew I could trust his recommendation. For me personally, it had me hooked all the way through - no part of it dragged. I would definitely recommend this to someone who enjoyed Ready Player One or even the movie Free Guy.

I don't even know where to begin and describe this book. It is the love story about 3 people, or 2 people, set with a backdrop of video games. But it is also so much more than that. It is the story of a friendship that withstands a lot of ups and downs because two people can't really tell each other how they feel. I found myself so involved in wanting to make them see what we all could see. Sadie got on my nerves a few times. Sam got on my nerves a few times. Marx did not get on my nerves. He was one of the kindest characters ever.

The story moves slowly and that works to perfection. There are many lines that really hit home too. A totally satisfying ending capped off a great read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Knopf Doubleday for a copy of this book for review.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of those books that spans two decades or more. Sadie and Sam become friends when they are 12. Sam is in the hospital after being in a horrible car accident that mangled his foot. Sadie is bummed about her sister preventing her from going to space camp by being in the hospital. The two bond over video games. While I loved the references to the video games I was excited the coding parts were easy enough to understand. This book is so well written you can feel the love the characters have for each other. You will laugh, cry and relate to each, of the characters in one way or another.

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this digital arc. All opinions are my own.