Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is not something I would normally pick up; however, it was recommended by several friends. This book took me entirely too long to read and I was not invested until 66% of the way through it. The writing style and content did not appeal to me, but I’m sure to the right read it would be fantastic!

I’ve heard such good things about this one that I wonder if my expectations were just too high bc I didn’t enjoy it. Too much video game info and it just seemed to drag. Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this copy for review

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of those books that you continue to think about days after you are done reading. It just sticks with you. The ups and downs of Sam and Sadie's friendship is just real. Sometimes you just wanted to shake them! Though sometimes the video game language was over my head... I did appreciate it.

The writing was brilliant. It was heartbreaking, frustrating, sweet, and hopeful all at different times. The story was always interesting. But if I’m completely honest, I did not connect with Sadie and at times found her spoiled, inflexible, unforgiving and judgmental with Sam while being weak, compromising, and completely forgiving with Dov. How could she stay friends with Dov while shutting Sam from her life? I don’t know. This left me bewildered and frustrated. But the book — all in all — was great. And Marx was beautiful; neither of them deserved him. That being said — read this book, because you’ll love and hate it all at once. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a free copy. 4.5 stars

3.5 I really wanted to love this book after hearing all the hype. Not sure if I was expecting to much because of all the hype but this book was not for me. It was written beautifully and really gets into the characters but felt a little to slow for me. This book follows Sam and Sadie video game developers who became friends as kids while Sam was in the hospital recovering from a bad car accident and refused to speak him and Sadie bond over Oregon trail and become friends for life and partners in their own video game company. We continue to follow the twos friendship as it wax’s and wains based on life’s challenges. Overall the book is a great character study on friendship but was not for me. I will say the characters got on my nerves a bit and I needed a little more story to stay interested. Even being a fan of video games this book felt slow to me and warning for those who don’t like sad books this book is sad! I would like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for a chance to read this book for an honest review.

Brilliant unlike anything Iv read before , I’m not a gamer but this very human story of friendship youth love and life is outstanding !

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

I’m not sure how much of this story is accurate as far as the history of video game design goes, but it is elaborate and appears well-researched. Since childhood, Sadie and Sam have a rocky relationship based on holding back their innermost feelings rather than risk sharing the depth of their friendship and love for each other. In college, Sadie studies game design, starts dating her married professor/hotshot video game designer, and finds she has a knack for interesting and unique ideas that appeal to a certain demographic. Sam is also in school but when he decides to help Sadie write a game and design it, they immerse themselves in the work. Their producer/patron is Sam’s roommate. They really luck out with his generosity, patience, and ability to closely read Sam ans Sadie’s needs. Without him, their future successful video game business would never have happened. This novel is told as if it is a historical description of Sam and Sadie’s career through their modern day tragedies and rifts.

Well done. 3.5 stars as the tumultuous relationships were tedious at times. However Zevin’s storytelling was expansive and writing kept you reading.

I got completely swept away in the beautiful and complicated friendship story at the heart of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Sam and Sadie have been friends since meeting and playing video games in a hospital when they were teenagers; estranged young adults, they reconnect while both attending college in Massachusetts after running into each other by chance and rekindle their deep bond. Avid gamers themselves, they set out to create their own game—and the plot takes off from there. The book is above all about an epic friendship, but it's also an ode to storytelling, video games, the arts, and a creative life.

I absolutely loved this book! I didn’t know what to expect going in. It was nice seeing the bond between Sam and Sadie grow. They went through so much in the journey of their friendship. What I loved most about this story is the creation of the games. I recognized the games mentioned and I got really excited and nostalgic with my past video games and consoles. This book just made me feel so good inside.

Thank you Netgalley for the arc!

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy of tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. this was really cool and i have copies in my store.

Thank you Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ​and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book.
In this captivating tale, love, art, belonging, and betrayal intertwine with an unconventional element: video games. Sam and Sadie, childhood friends who bond over gaming in a hospital game room, embark on a journey that spans eight years. As they reunite in college and create a groundbreaking video game inspired by Tempest, their personal lives are forever changed. Despite my initial disinterest in video games, this book enchanted me. It explores themes of creativity, ambition, unexpected success, and the complexities of life-defining friendships. It's a powerful reflection on the hopefulness inherent in games and their significance for us all.

I was underwhelmed with this book. Elsewhere by Zevin was one of my favorites as a teenager and I had high hopes for Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow. As a disclaimer, I struggle with character driven stories versus plot driven. Even so, I thought Sadie and Sam were both terrible and annoying. Neither character had any redemption or growth as the book went on. For the first half of the book I could put up with it and was actually enjoying it. As things didn’t get better, I got more and more frustrated.

The writing itself was top notch, but I could not get past the characters.

Absolutly Amazing! I loved every page and character. This book provokes the Big-Feelings: Nostalgia, Heartbreak and the excitment of doing what you love. Allthought i was screaming at the pages: "JUST TALK TO EACHOTHER!" it was definitly my favorite Book of 2023 so far!

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow is one of those books that you read and sit with for a while. It is the story of the lives of two friends, and their shared love of video games. But it’s so much more than that. It’s their friendship, their deeper connection and devotion to creating art together. Deeply moving, readers who don’t even enjoy video games will find themselves invested in the story and the characters.

This book took me longer than normal to really get into and ended up being one that I loved but when asked what it was about, it was hard to put into words. My typical response was, "Please just do me a favor and read this book" which is about the biggest compliment I can give.

I received this ARC long after the book had been released, and had received rave reviews. I was very excited to read it, especially after finding out this was the same author of Elsewhere, a book that I hold dear from childhood.

This unfortunately wasn't for me. I can see why some people absolutely love it: it is well written, it's about gamers, and there is a love story.

This is what did not work for me:
-the MC's have a lot of toxicity going on
-the MC's are not likeable
-the way in which social concerns were woven into the book wasn't "smooth". It very much felt like "pause storyline, here's a message. Message over, let's return back to the story." Some authors are very skilled at making social commentary by actually making it part of their story.

I understand that some people like things spelled out for them, but this is an adult novel, not one for children/teens.

While the pacing and plotting of this novel are at times difficult, this is a thrilling story full of interesting and well-drawn characters. Readers will find themselves completely engrossed in Sadie and Sam's journeys, both together and on their own.

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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
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4.25 This book was a solid read. I do think it was a little too hyped in my mind before starting, so that may play into my rating. I will say that Zevin did an incredible job world-building. I really felt a part of the Tomorrow x3 world, and the games that she made up throughout the book sounded SO fun...I wanted to play them all.
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I also really really loved the ending of this book. There was so much beautiful commentary about generations and I could relate so much having grown up in the same generation as these characters/Zevin. I also really loved how much many of the characters represented different parts of Zevin's identity.
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Finally, the writing was beautiful. There were so many creative turns, and the prose itself was gorgeous. I have a feeling that the more I reflect on this book, the higher my rating will crawl.
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Also, the cover designed by John Gall gets a solid 5 stars. It's SO gorgeous.
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This book needed a LOT of trigger warnings, which made it slightly less enjoyable for me. I will list the ones I can think of below in case you need them. They may contain spoilers.
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Trigger warnings: death, cancer, illness, mass shootings, depression, amputation, suicide, sexual violence (this could be up for interpretation), car accidents, homophobia, hospitals.

I didn’t finish this novel because I find it hard to stay engaged in it. I couldn’t connect with the characters or where the author was going in the plot.

Holy Moly! I loved this SO much! I wasn't sure what to expect because I was staying away from reviews and I'm so glad I did. I knew it was about gamers and the span of a friendship, which it was. But it was so much more too. I loved the video game references, I knew quite a few of them. I also thought it was so interesting to get a glimpse into the process of creating a game. Overall, it's about the friendship between Sam and Sadie and all that they go through both together and apart. There was A LOT in here, but it didn't feel overwhelming. I just loved it. So much.