Thursday is Bookday: Reviews that is
Because I tend not to do things conventionally, I’ve started book reviews in the style of some book promotions popular on Instagram and other social media platforms.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
This book was OK. I’ve heard people raving about it. Jimmy Fallon was saying how good it was and using it as a month-long group read-along. I’m sure that generated a few sales for Ms. Zevin.
So, what was it about? Some young university students decide to become game designers and game company founders. But before that, let’s throw in one of Zevin’s countless info-dump flashbacks which are often squeezed so tight in the narrative that you have to stop and make sure you’re in the present again.
It is a story about relationships, flawed of course. Perfect couples don’t make for enthralling reading, do they?
Damaged characters? Sure, physically and mentally. Not all of them, though. The grandparents seemed nice, and a couple of the programmers were unremarkable.
I rated it a 3-star since I couldn’t cut one of the stars in half and I was able to finish it. On Goodreads it has this score:
More readers liked it than hated it. I figure that’s a win.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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