Book Review: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Greetings, fellow readers! I’m sharing my first book review today for the delightful book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. This book is most likely available at your library, and your independent bookstore, which are the first places I suggest looking for it. You can also certainly buy it on Amazon (disclosure: affiliate link).
I read this book over a couple months, for no real reason other than I was reading multiple books at this time. I had this book on my to-read list for a while, but moved it to the top after reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry with my book club, which is also by Gabrielle Zevin.
If you’ve not read this book, it follows the friendship of Sam and Sadie, who meet as children, and follows their friendship and, ultimately, business partnership as they become adults. I loved the story line, and I really liked that it was about friends who play video games together because that’s just something that I’m not really into and don’t know much about. If you know me IRL you know that the ending of a book is a big deal to me, and I hate vague, ambiguous endings. I’m going to say that I loved the ending of this book and it felt like it really wrapped up the story so nicely. I really didn’t like Sadie for quite a lot of this story, but the ending really wrapped it up for me and softened my impression of her. My favourite character is Marx, Sam and Sadie’s best friend. I just loved him as a character, and I love how he was a steadying force in everyone’s life. I think everyone needs a little Marx in their life.
I’m obviously not going to give the major plot lines away, but I’d say if you’re a reader who likes stories about: friendship, stories with long time scope, really genuine, believable characters, and minimal romance this would be a book for you. I’d also say this would be a good book for teenagers, as I don’t recall much swearing or graphic romance (although Sadie has an early relationship with a professor that is a bit uncomfortable at times).
TL;DR: 4.75 stars (out of 5). Beautifully written book with genuine characters in believable scenarios