Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

1226 reviews

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Murder, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, Cancer, Blood, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

helenferg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

In the beginning, I liked this book and its characters. However, I got bored about halfway through and had little to no desire to pick it up for almost a month. I decided to give the audiobook a try, and I’m glad I did, because it helped me get back into the story.

At times, the storytelling was beautiful, and at other times, it seemed like it went on and on without purpose. Or, at least, I just didn’t really care as much as I wanted to. I’m not big into video games, so that could definitely be why.

I felt that the characters were realistic, and I appreciate that we got to see multiple sides of them over many years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

bkeroackreads's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The ending of the book really redeemed it for me. I was close to putting it down a few times because of some of the sexual relationships in the book seemed out of place for the characters and kept coming up in odd places in the book, but I continued anyways. It was highly emotional, which isn’t something I normally read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

kathrynshields's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’m in awe of the storytelling in this book. It was nothing I expected and everything I wanted. I started it a while ago and had a hard time getting into it. When I finally picked it back up, I soared through it, finding myself so invested in the narrative stop everything I was doing and just listen. It was a devastating and heartwarming opus on friendship and trauma. So glad I gave Sam and Sadie another chance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexism, Grief, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Violence

purplenoodlepie's review

challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Over hyped by social media. Struggled through this. Nearly dnf. Wouldn't recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Car accident, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Cancer, Mental illness, Death of parent, Bullying, Vomit, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Classism, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Drug use, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Cancer

chsm8's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

nophun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a novel that follows two people from their childhoods into adulthood. It’s not a story that is driven by plot but rather by love. It’s not a romance, but it’s a love story at its core. It’s a story of two friends who find life in each other and in their mutual love of gaming. It explores the complexities of relationships, the difficulties of disabilities, and survival in the ever changing world around us. I have never felt more human than when I read this book. This novel truly captures the intricacies of what it means to be human in a way I have always felt but could never reconcile with words. I really cannot express enough how much this book means to me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Car accident

anchita_kumari_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit