Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

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found family and forever friendships love, but also escapism and healing… and how sometimes all of that can come together and be lifesaving (sometimes over and over and over again, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...) Originally, I rated this 4.5 instead of 5 stars; however, I've thought about this book a lot since finishing it several days ago. And anything that makes me self-reflect...that moves me enough to contemplate the facets of it days later...deserves the full five. My #1 book to recommend… Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow… [is] incredible, like The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon meets The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. It’s about love and friendship and video games.”

the audiobook. the narrator does such a fantastic job and with all the dialogue, it flows so well and gives you a better feel for the personalities Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest, examining identity, creativity, disability, failure, and, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. A hugely enjoyable novel about lives and loves mediated by technology Guardian, *Summer Reads of 2023* The go-to for your next hit of Nineties nostalgia; if you ever spent too long playing Donkey Kong, this one's for you Evening Standard, *Summer Reads of 2022* Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a beautifully wrought saga of human connection and the creative process, of love and all of its complicated levels. A gem of a novel, intimate yet sweeping, modern yet timeless. Bits of this book lingered in my head the way ghosts of Tetris pieces continue to fall in your mind’s eye after playing.”What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's 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, ever.” I miss the fact that we had no idea what all of this was going to become. I miss the sense of possibility. At first, it seemed innocent— Wow, I can make friends from some other town? That’s cool! In high school, I remember driving to a town fifty miles to the north, with my friend, to meet some guy she was exchanging messages with on a Prodigy board (Google it!)—and you know, he was exactly who he said he was. It hadn’t yet occurred to anyone to pretend to be someone different!

If your Insta and #BookTok feeds are filled with pics of this read…there’s a reason why….Trust us when we say to give it a shot….You’ll follow [Sam and Sadie] over the course of decades, from Massachusetts to California, as they deal with ambition, loss, success, and heartache. We’re not crying, you are.”in the end, i know that this book is absolutely not for everyone, and not everyone who loved and hated this will feel the same emotions throughout the experience. for now, i leave this book at 4.5 (it will change eventually) but Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow will stay in my mind and my heart for a long time. As a side note, I think I’m spoiled because I read Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland and Unaccustomed Earth earlier this year and late last year respectively, and she sets the bar so high in terms of characters with rich inner lives that then manifest in their interpersonal relationships. Hanya Yanagihara pulled this off too in A Little Life, though I don’t recommend her other books lol.

Initially, I was bogged down by all the gaming conversations, but it's worth it to continue reading. The beginning ties in wonderfully as we learn the struggles of creating true art. Zevin also touches upon some important cultural/political topics that helped move the story along.

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Utterly beautiful and endlessly hopeful, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a love letter to life, friendship, and creativity The Skinny, *Books of 2022* My sincere thanks to the author and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for the gifted review copy via NetGalley. Now available. He hadn’t seen her in years—until he did—since their childhood in Southern California. Sadie went to MIT Initially I had trouble getting through parts of this book and even put it aside for a day. Some of the details of designing, coding and playing video games were tedious for me to read. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a special book -- one that transports readers fully, as games do their players, into its immaculately crafted world The Times

Zevin not only created amazing virtual worlds, I'd love to play, she wrote an entire chapter within a game--literal genius. There was also a chapter in second person, which may feel out of place to some, but made sense in the context of the character's journey.Zevin loosely provides the history of the gaming industry through her three characters. Sam and Sadie meet by coincidence at a Los Angeles hospital. Sam is recovering from a serious auto accident. Sadie is there visiting her sister who has cancer. The two, who are both 11, meet playing Super Mario Brothers in the children’s ward rec room. As a result of a misunderstanding, the two part on poor terms. Sam sees Sadie in a Cambridge Massachusetts train station when they are of university age. Sam goes to MIT and Sadie goes to Harvard. They decide to collaborate on a game. Marx is Sam’s roommate, a theater major. Marx becomes involved in the enterprise because both Sam and Sadie are techs and need a business manager. there is a chapter of this book that i was weeping so hard during, i couldn’t breathe. and the way the narration switches during this part of the story… it's harrowing, heartbreaking, and so very painful, but also so masterfully done.