Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow in On The Same Page

Dec 17, 2022 Carolyn rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: literary, contemporary, relationships, 2022, grief-and-loss

I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this book focusing on the lives of three game developers but of course I should have known that coming from Gabrielle Zevin, it would be about so much more. I'm travelling at the moment so will come back and write a longer review later but if you enjoy great writing, imagination and in depth characters with complex relationships who experience everything that life can throw at them then this is a brilliant and engrossing read. I even enjoyed reading about the gamin ...more

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Jan 23, 2023 Andrea rated it it was amazing

I jumped in and was really excited about this book through about the first 3rd. Then it slowed a bit for me and I thought I was going to ultimately be disappointed. In the end though, I loved this story, these flawed characters, and realized again the power of vulnerability to make us see and be seen. Wonderful, wonderful experience!

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Sep 02, 2022 Joy D rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: xaucc, zzck, games, reviewed, relationships, north-america, contemporary-fiction, technology

Intelligent and motivated young people start a tech company, including idea generation, game development, teamwork, and personal interactions. The title brings to mind the idea of playing a video game again and again and dying over and over. It is well-written with complex believable characters. I very much enjoyed the first half, but I think it loses its way toward the end by including an unexpected twist and lots of melodrama. I also think it is too long. The whole Pioneer section could have b ...more

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Jan 29, 2023 Jess Penhallow rated it really liked it

Shelves: usa, libby, library-book, 21st-century, 1990s, 1980s

When a book on a topic that I'm not that knowledgeable on or interested in can grab me like this, it is something very special. I was truly invested in these characters even when they were acting in ways that frustrated or upset me, I really wanted everything to turn out well for them. I feel like I went on a journey through the ups and downs of their lives and was celebrating and commiserating with them.

This book gave me a much deeper understanding and appreciation of video games and the ways ...more

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Aug 29, 2022 Natalie [genreneutralreader] rated it really liked it

4.49 stars. Really well done. A bit on the more melancholy side than it COULD have been, but I think many people will relate to the characters and their stories. This book is definitely NOT just for gamers.

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Jan 02, 2023 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Man, I really wanted to finish out 2022 with this book. I missed it by a couple of hours. This was a fantastic book. I loved watching how Sadie and Sam's relationship evolved over the years and how they continued to dance around each other building worlds together, yet separately. I loved seeing Marx enter the picture and become such a critical part of the unit. This was not a cliche, happy ever after kind of book. It was so authentic. It was painful to watch how miscommunication and misundersta ...more

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Nov 25, 2023 Nanci rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, contemporary, wheel2023

I was completely blindsided by this book. I usually take a peek at the synopsis, so I have a clue about a book I'm about to read, but this book had been on my TBR for a while and I kept seeing it in every bookstore, so all I knew was that I thought it would be fabulous and I wanted to read it ASAP. I am not into gaming at all. I am in the generation where my kids played Mario. I agree with other reviewers that this book is much more than about gaming and learning some about that industry was int ...more

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Jan 31, 2023 Jelena rated it really liked it

Loved the character development, and it was well written overall. It kept me entertained enough, but parts of the story itself dragged a bit and fell a little flat for me which is why I took off 1 star.
Very unique story and different to anything I’ve read before which was refreshing.

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