While video games are a key element of the plot, I didn't feel it was necessary for someone to play them to enjoy this book. I don't play video games but my son does and this book actually gave me a lot of insight into everything from the designing to the marketing, all of which was presented in such a natural way, as part of the overall character development and story, that the story was still completely relatable.

Ultimately, this is a story about relationships - the ones that come easily and the ones that are incredibly complicated, the ones that we learn from and the ones where we become the teacher. It's about enduring friendships and characters with real flaws who are doing their best to navigate their way through life. At times hopeful and at others heartbreaking, it was a beautiful story - raw and real.

Fabulous story with rich characters that explore the relationships in our lives. Who do you consider family? Does that change over time? Gabrielle Zevin explores these questions in her new title that is a must read!

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

Loved this one and learned so much while reading! Didn’t think I could be so interested in video game development. Also loved the section written from the POV of a video game character. Like nothing I’ve ever read before.

I loved the characters in this book from the first moment the author introduced me to them. This book was a pleasant surprise. The plot was unique and the character’s were multifaceted and had such depth. I didn’t give this book five stars because near the end of the book the story became a bit stale for me and my interest faded but overall I would still highly recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an early release in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I just loved this book. A story of love and friendship that incidentally centers around the collaborative creative process that is game development. I honestly think it's my favorite thing that Zevin has written, and that's a pretty high bar when I look at some of her other works I've loved.

I'll post a longer review closer to publication. I plan to keep up intermittent social media coverage in the months before release.

I am admittedly not a video game person, yet this is one of the best books I've read in years! If anything I gained an appreciation of the craft that goes into creating a game as well as the marketing tools that fail to give the creators all the credit they deserve. Zevin captures college life in the 90s/ early 2000s with pitch perfect accuracy, right down to the Magic Eye posters.

This such a deep story of love and the friendships that endure against the backdrop of creative and technological growth. I loved these characters and never wanted it to end!

4.5 out of 5. This was a book I was not supposed to like. I do not like video games, I actually kind of dislike them. However this book got me hooked. It is not about gaming, it is a book about lives, relationships and what makes us whole. What our passions are and how life gets in the way for better or for worse. Life is a game and we are just players. two of my favorite quotes from the book stem from that:
And this is the truth of any game - it can only exist at the moment that it is being played. It is the same as being an actor. In the end all we can ever know is the game that was played in the only world that we know"
What is a game? .. its tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. Its the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent
<p>I loved the characters, i loved the supporting characters and the descriptions are so vivid they came alive in my head. I actually felt i know how the games were and again I don't even play games (save for my daily wordle and solitaire adventures)
Why doesn't it get a full 5 rating - it did go a bit long, the whole inside the game section at the end was a bit tedious and it just made me want to fast read. Also i wanted an epilogue - I want to know more! all this talk and we get an ambiguous ending. I admire the poetic beauty of it but tell me what happened!

I really liked this book. Although I wasn’t the biggest fan of the characters I liked the way the author slowly lets us in to each character’s life and how their experiences shaped them. I loved how unconventionally Sadie and Sam meet and how they bond as the story progresses. I also liked seeing the ups and downs of their relationship. The gaming world was a cool setup that added to their situation and how their company impacted their friendship. It had some parts that were really heartbreaking but were handled in interesting ways and gave me a high level of respect for the author and the writing. Overall, a good read. 4 stars.

CW: death of a friend and family

This book was about relationships and the gaming world. I am not a gamer but I do have some knowledge from my husband which I think helped me understand this book better. I thought some of the gaming parts were interesting but what kept me reading was the relationship between Sam and Sadie. Their relationship that could seem superficial at times to Sadie was obviously critical for each other and it seemed inevitable that their lives would and should be intertwined. I really enjoyed the first half of this book but the second half was slow for me at times. Overall a very enjoyable read but maybe a bit longer than I wanted it to be.


<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1636978687l/58784475._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow">Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/40593.Gabrielle_Zevin">Gabrielle Zevin</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4648637618">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
<br />This book was about relationships and the gaming world. I am not a gamer but I do have some knowledge from my husband which I think helped me understand this book better. I thought some of the gaming parts were interesting but what kept me reading was the relationship between Sam and Sadie. Their relationship that could seem superficial at times to Sadie was obviously critical for each other and it seemed inevitable that their lives would and should be intertwined. I really enjoyed the first half of this book but the second half was slow for me at times. Overall a very enjoyable read but maybe a bit longer than I wanted it to be.
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I am a Gen-Xer from Boston with an early background in computer programming so I was thrilled when I read the synopsis of this book. Paired with a love of the Storied Life of AJ Fickry and I was so down with this book!
The book was fun and it moved alright, but there was something missing for me. I wanted the two to come together so badly but it never happened. I wasn't as moved as I was with Fickry, even though I should have been. The characters were relatable enough, the gaming lingo wasn't off putting, but it just didn't move well enough to tip me over into 'love'.
Nevertheless, I would recommend this book for a patron looking for a light summery read or who has a similar background or wants to harken back to an earlier time. I wouldn't reach for this for a book discussion however.
4* rounded up

one of those books where the characters are real; these lives feel lived. the details do not feel like they came from an imagination, too crisp and specific to be fiction and yet it is. a masterpiece.

I loved this book! Part videogame drama like Ready Player One, part romance, and part drama, I was captivated from the start and loved all the twists and turns. It was creative and captivating at the same time.

It is really hard to summarize on its face fiction story about a couple of a game designers but it’s so much more just like a game at has multiple levels. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and couldn’t wait to get back to it every single time. I really enjoy technology fiction and this sets among some of the best I’ve read. They were plot twists that I won’t give away, and I didn’t see those coming but that was enjoyable too. I can’t wait till this is out and I can buy it as a gift for people. Definitely worth reading.

#TomorrowandTomorrowandTomorrow #NetGalley

I loved this book - consumed it and consumed by it over the course of 4 days (would have been fewer if I hadn't had to live my life instead of immersing myself in theirs).

I requested an advanced copy of this book after having been almost equally swept up in the world of AJ Fikry in Zevin's previous novel. I'm sad that this book hasn't even officially published yet, as it means that the next world that Zevin creates is that much farther away from publishing.

This book is about characters who create worlds as game designers, but regrettably (am I projecting with this word choice?) also have to live in the real world. It is about friendship, secrets and vulnerability, and growing up.

Wow. I loved this book and wish it was out already so I could tell everyone about it. I don’t know what else to say aside from READ IT. I am not into video games so don’t let that keep you from reading this book. I can’t wait for you to read it and love it too.

This is a wonderful novel spanning three decades; great characterizations. Even though this was a long long novel, I was so involved in the lives of the characters. Sometimes they go years without talking to each other. Video games play a huge role.

Items at the beginning such as the Magic Eye pictures and the Glass Flowers are brought up again towards the end. There’s a great explanation for the title of the book “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.”

Many thanks to Netgalley and Knopf for introductions me to the author Zevin. I want to read her other book about A.J. Fikry.

4.5 Stars

It’s impossible to wrap up what this story is about in any one sentence since it is a story that covers several decades. It’s about childhood, betrayal, friendship, motivations and aspirations, alliance and cooperation, companionship and love, confidences shared as well as withheld, life-altering achievements, reinventing and/or reclaiming our lives, jealousy, and so much more. It’s also about video games and a friendship that begins when Sadie is young, and she and her mother are visiting her sister, Alice, who is in the hospital. She can’t imagine a world without Alice in it, she’s her favourite person. While visiting Alice, Sadie is encouraged by a nurse to visit the game room where she meets a boy who is playing Super Mario Bros., a boy, Sam, who, like her sister, is obviously a patient.

A friendship begins that day, and when her mother comes to find her, she sees Sadie visiting with Sam. On their way out, Sadie thanks the nurse for letting her know about the game room, mentioning she’d met Sam. On the drive home, her mother shares that the nurse had hoped that Sadie would return and spend time with Sam. It would help Sam, and also could be used toward her community service for her Bat Mitzvah in the coming year. Two birds…

And so Sadie goes to visit Sam the next day, and the days that followed. Sadie goes because she enjoys his company, and playing games with him. They each share stories about their lives, and over time, know everything there is to know. He taught her some things, and she taught him things, as well.

After a misunderstanding, they lose touch. Years later, at a subway station, a crowd has gathered, and Sam turns to see what they all seem to be collectively observing. That’s when he sees Sadie. He’d thought about this moment happening for years since they last saw or spoke to each other, wondering when she went off to MIT, and he to Harvard how long it would be before they ran into each other. He calls her name, surrounded by strangers, and calls it again, and then shouts out her full name in one last attempt, and she turns, smiling when she sees him. Before leaving, she hands him a disk with her email on it, a game she’s created.

Eventually, their friendship restored, the passion they share for gaming and for creating games is their focus, a partnership is formed, and their first game is a hit.

You don’t need to be a video game enthusiast to enjoy this. While this is, in part, about video games, it’s also about life, and finding the people, places and things that make the difficult parts of life less difficult, especially during difficult times, and the memories that remain.

Eight years ago next month, I read her The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, which I enjoyed. This is only the second story by her I’ve read, but this is one I’ll be thinking about for a while.


Pub Date: 05 Jul 2022

Many thanks for the ARC provided by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group / Knopf

I jumped on this ARC because I enjoyed Zevin's previous novels. She's a great storyteller; I finish her books feeling satisfied. The description alone would not have enticed me to read - I'm not into gaming, and the plot didn't seem intriguing enough.

I would have missed out. One must not have to game to relate to these characters, and a plot doesn't have to be intriguing to be a good read (although it does need to engage, and this one did). At its most basic, this novel is about friends who grow up together, work together, create together, and live and lose together. I loved following along on a 30+ year journey with Sam and Sadie; I once again turned the last page of a Gabrielle Zevin novel feeling satisfied. Reading this novel was time well spent.

I am in awe of Gabrielle Zevin and the way she is able to create each of her novels out of whole cloth, each bearing no resemblance to the other, but each equally fascinating and delightful in their own way. TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW introduces us to Sam and Sadie, childhood friends who find each other once again as young adults. Together they create a fantastic video game, but when it comes time to take things to next level (pun intended) things begin to go awry. This novel is a deep exploration of friendship, love and how we show up for each other as adults. I loved every minute of it!

Who would have known a book titled after one of the most depressing lines in literature could be so utterly wonderful? I’m so glad I knew nothing about this book other than it’s by the same author of a favorite- The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. If I had known this was the story of two video gamers maybe in love but not dating…will they? won’t they? I would have NEVER picked this up, but I loved it so much.

The copy jacket states it’s a love story, but not one you’ve read before. I found this to be very true. And it’s definitely not a comedy. I don’t want to say anything about the plot, it’s best just to dive in…but I found this story to be propulsive, surprising, and simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming. It’s a tad long, but I completely devoured it.

Was this a bit sentimental? A few times, yes. But I didn’t care. Similarly to AJ Fikry, I was so completely swept up in the story that a little bit of over-sentimentality didn’t bother me (this is blurbed by John Green as one of the best things he’s ever read and that checks out). The only bad news I have is this isn’t out until July 😬 #teampreorder